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Live to be Useful ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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