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