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The Categories ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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