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The Beautiful Necessity ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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