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Makers of Many Things ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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