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Burke ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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