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The Face and the Mask ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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