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The Germ ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠠⠚⠕⠥⠗⠝⠁⠇⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠗⠥⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗ ⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠽⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠙⠊⠞⠕⠗⠎⠓⠊⠏⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠊⠝⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠏⠗⠊⠁⠞⠑⠒⠀ ⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠁⠎⠊⠙⠑⠲ ⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀ ⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠍⠑⠎⠎⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠽⠇⠕⠞⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠠⠚⠕⠝⠑⠎⠂⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠏⠁⠞⠑⠗⠝⠕⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠗⠕⠺⠀ ⠶⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠗⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠧⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠶⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠁⠙ ⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠗⠍⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠀⠁⠀⠏⠗⠕⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠏⠲⠠⠗⠲⠠⠃⠲⠀ ⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠓⠕⠇⠍⠁⠝⠤⠠⠓⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠠⠝⠕⠧⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠕⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠠⠍⠑⠎⠎⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠥⠏⠏⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠠⠎⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠁⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠞⠓⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀ ⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠇⠥⠉⠁⠎⠀⠠⠞⠥⠏⠏⠑⠗⠀ ⠃⠑⠇⠕⠝⠛⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀ ⠍⠽⠀⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀ ⠠⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠏⠓⠗⠁⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠺⠓⠁⠞ ⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠤⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠁⠗⠂⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠗⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀ ⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠙⠕⠍⠊⠝⠁⠝⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠠⠏⠗⠁⠑⠗⠁⠏⠓⠁⠑⠇⠊⠞⠑⠀⠠⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠓⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀
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