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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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