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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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