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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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