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Turning and Boring ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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