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Cobwebs of Thought ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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