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Evolution ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠝⠕⠞⠑⠒⠀⠎⠊⠉⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠬⠀⠘⠮⠦⠀⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠂⠀⠔⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎
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⠎⠑⠧⠢⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀⠃⠕⠽⠀⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅
⠀⠐⠎⠀⠍⠕⠝⠹⠎⠀⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠠⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠽⠀⠿⠀
⠠⠏⠗⠊⠍⠜⠽⠀⠠⠛⠗⠁⠙⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠼⠁⠙⠉⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀
⠹⠊⠎⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠎⠒⠀⠠⠑⠧⠻⠀⠎⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠁⠛⠕⠂
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