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Evolution ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠋⠲⠀⠠⠚⠕⠎⠑⠏⠓⠀
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⠠⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠒⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋

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