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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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