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-Beautiful Thoughts- ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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