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On the Sublime ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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