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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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⠊⠝⠀⠧⠁⠊⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠎⠑⠇⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠛⠕⠇⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀
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⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠙⠊⠗⠞⠽⠀⠀⠝⠕⠧⠑⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀
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