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Response in the Living and Non-Living ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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