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Visionaries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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