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On the face of the flood ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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