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On the Sublime ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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