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Notes on the Apocalypse ⠃⠗⠋ 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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