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Live to be Useful ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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