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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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