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-Beautiful Thoughts- ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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