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The Face and the Mask ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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