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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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