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The Face and the Mask ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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