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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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