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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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