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The Evolution of -Dodd- ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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