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Makers of Many Things ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠞⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠏⠑⠝⠉⠊⠇⠎⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀
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