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Zen Culture ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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