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Thought-Forms ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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