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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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