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Cobwebs of Thought ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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