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-Beautiful Thoughts- ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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