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The ugly-girl papers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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