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Burke ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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