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The Evidence in the Case ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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