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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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