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The adopted son ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠝⠛⠗⠽⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀
⠎⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠏⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀
⠏⠥⠗⠉⠓⠁⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠁⠝⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠕⠗⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠃⠥⠗⠎⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠍⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀
⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠥⠃⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀
⠎⠊⠇⠑⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠊⠙⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠊⠝
⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠞⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠀⠊⠋⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀
⠇⠕⠎⠞⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠑⠭⠓⠁⠥⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠗⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠀⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁
⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
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⠀⠍⠽⠀⠀⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠋⠑⠇⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠊⠎⠅⠀⠀
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⠍⠕⠙⠑⠎⠞⠇⠽⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠇⠽⠆⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠥⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀
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⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠕⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠠⠽⠕⠥⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠕⠃⠑⠽⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀

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