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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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