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An Open Letter on Translating ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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