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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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