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The Beautiful Necessity ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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