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Visionaries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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