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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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