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The disciple ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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