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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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⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠗⠁⠏⠏⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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