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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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