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Utopia ⠃⠗⠋ 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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