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Evolution ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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