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The disciple ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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