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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ 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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