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Turning and Boring ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀
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⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠁⠀⠎⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀
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