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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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