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Pot-Boilers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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