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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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