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The Evolution of -Dodd- ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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