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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠠⠛⠗⠑⠫⠀⠠⠠⠿⠀⠠⠠⠙⠗⠔⠅⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠧⠜⠊⠳⠎⠀⠠⠠⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠠⠩⠊⠏⠺⠗⠑⠉⠅⠲⠤⠤⠠⠧⠀⠎⠻⠊⠳⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠏⠁⠝⠊⠉⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠫⠀⠮⠀⠧⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀⠛⠗⠳⠏⠀⠷⠀
⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠤⠿⠍⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠙⠑⠏⠊⠉⠞⠫⠀⠔⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠚⠲⠀
⠠⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠎⠑⠢⠀⠎⠊⠍⠥⠇⠞⠁⠝⠑⠳⠎⠇⠽⠂⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠫⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠇⠽
⠀⠵⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠫⠂⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠍⠊⠙⠌⠀⠷⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠎⠀⠸⠮⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠗⠑⠞⠁⠔⠫⠂⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠀⠔⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠔⠬⠀
⠮⠍⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠢⠊⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠮⠍⠀⠔⠀⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀
⠕⠗⠙⠻⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠿⠹⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠞⠻⠗⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠢⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠵⠀⠩⠪⠬⠀⠓⠪⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠏⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠎⠥⠙⠙⠢⠀⠯⠀⠎⠻⠊⠳⠎
⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠻⠲⠀⠠⠐⠕⠀⠿⠍⠀⠩⠪⠎⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠀⠃⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠗⠥⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀
⠮⠀⠇⠊⠧⠊⠙⠀⠛⠗⠑⠽⠀⠷⠀⠋⠑⠜⠂⠀⠗⠊⠎⠬⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠃⠁⠎⠊⠎⠀⠷
⠀⠥⠞⠞⠻⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠊⠩⠝⠑⠎⠎⠒⠀⠯⠀⠥⠝⠿⠞⠥⠝⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠶⠀⠸⠍
⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠵⠀⠹⠊⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠩⠁⠞⠞⠻⠫⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠤⠿⠍⠀⠩⠪⠎⠀⠮⠀⠧⠊⠕⠇⠢⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠢⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮
⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠕⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠔⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠎⠳⠇⠀⠷⠀⠞⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠀⠴⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠫⠀⠾⠀⠃⠇⠔⠙⠂⠀
⠋⠗⠁⠝⠞⠊⠉⠀⠞⠻⠗⠕⠗⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠕⠧⠻⠏⠪⠻⠬⠀⠎⠢⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠻⠀⠑⠭⠉⠇⠥⠙⠫⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠐⠞⠀⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀
⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠚⠲⠀⠠⠠⠁⠞⠀
⠠⠁⠀⠠⠠⠩⠊⠏⠺⠗⠑⠉⠅⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠿⠍⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠎⠀⠁⠞
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⠮⠀⠁⠞⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠁⠀

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