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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀
⠠⠉⠁⠞⠓⠕⠇⠊⠉⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠙⠑⠧⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠤⠤⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠥⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠎⠑⠇⠋⠇⠑⠎⠎⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠎⠥⠗⠗⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠗⠑⠝⠥⠝⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠀⠠⠧⠁⠛⠥⠑⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠠⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠲⠤⠤⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠓⠀
⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠀⠧⠁⠛⠥⠑⠀⠉⠇⠕⠥⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀
⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠎⠲⠀⠼⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠼⠁⠙⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠽⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠗⠊⠍⠎⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠽⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠧⠑⠓⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠎⠓⠁⠙⠑⠎⠀⠧⠁⠗⠽⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠭⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠓⠥⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠙⠑⠑⠏⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠥⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀⠞⠊⠝⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠉⠓⠊⠑⠋⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠝⠑⠇⠎⠂
⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠇⠋⠊⠎⠓⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠎⠞⠗⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠧⠑⠗⠁⠛⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠁⠎⠀⠽⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀⠕⠉⠓⠗⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠏⠥⠗⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠙⠑⠧⠕⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠁⠞⠓⠑⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠎⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀
⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠛⠕⠇⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀
⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀

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