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Talks on Talking ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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