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Friends in Council — First Series ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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