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Poise - how to attain it ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠑⠝⠙⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠍⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞⠀ ⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠎⠎⠁⠥⠇⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠃⠽ ⠀⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠤⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠇⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑ ⠀⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠎⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀ ⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀ ⠁⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠗⠑⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠑⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓ ⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠁⠛⠕⠝⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠊⠙⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀ ⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠎⠉⠁⠏⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠭⠁⠛⠛⠑⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠁⠃⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠀ ⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠁⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠁⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠊⠙⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠋⠊⠞⠋⠥⠇⠀⠑⠋⠋⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀ ⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠇⠊⠑⠝⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠎⠽⠍⠏⠁⠞⠓⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕ ⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠗⠑⠋⠥⠛⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠑⠎ ⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠊⠎⠉⠓⠊⠑⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠥⠊⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀ ⠇⠑⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠑⠇⠙⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠗⠽⠀ ⠊⠇⠇⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠉⠕⠍⠃⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠑⠛⠕⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀ ⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠝⠕⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠀ ⠁⠏⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠀⠁⠞
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