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Lives of the Engineers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠗⠕⠚⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠤⠤⠠⠎⠞⠑⠏⠓⠑⠝⠎⠕⠝⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠍⠁⠝⠊⠁⠤⠤⠠⠎⠞⠑⠏⠓⠑⠝⠎⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠎⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠺⠁⠗⠝⠎⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠊⠞⠤⠤⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑⠀⠠⠓⠥⠙⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠠⠗⠁⠊⠇⠺⠁⠽⠀⠀
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