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The disciple ⠃⠗⠋ 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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