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On the Sublime ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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