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This is not a story ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠤⠤⠠⠍⠁⠙⠁⠍⠑⠀⠠⠗⠑⠽⠍⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠞⠁⠝⠊⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠊⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀ ⠗⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠏⠗⠑⠞⠞⠽⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠀⠗⠥⠑⠀⠠⠎⠁⠊⠝⠞⠑⠤⠀ ⠠⠍⠁⠗⠛⠥⠑⠗⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠍⠽⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠎⠞⠑⠏⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠁⠀ ⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠇⠊⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠞⠁⠝⠊⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎ ⠀⠀⠓⠕⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠁⠎⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠏⠥⠇⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀ ⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠇⠥⠭⠥⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠂⠀ ⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠠⠗⠑⠽⠍⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂ ⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠼⠁⠑⠂⠚⠚⠚ ⠀⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠠⠞⠁⠝⠊⠀⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠤⠤⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠎⠓⠑⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠓⠊⠍⠦⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠺⠓⠽⠀ ⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠓⠑⠦⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠎⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠑⠙⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠏⠗⠑⠙⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠊⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠙⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀ ⠃⠥⠞⠀⠛⠗⠑⠑⠙⠽⠦⠀⠠⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠑⠙⠽⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠞⠑⠎⠁⠝⠦⠲⠲⠲⠀ ⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠗⠎⠀⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀ ⠓⠁⠗⠍⠕⠝⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠊⠭⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀ ⠤⠤⠠⠞⠓⠁⠝⠅⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠗⠑⠺⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠝⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠤⠤⠠⠁⠓⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀ ⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠎⠓⠁⠙⠕⠺⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠀⠁⠎⠀ ⠏⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠞⠁⠝⠊⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀ ⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠝⠕⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠍⠁⠙⠁⠍⠑⠀ ⠠⠗⠑⠽⠍⠑⠗⠀⠟⠥⠊⠉⠅⠇⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠛⠕⠞⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀ ⠏⠕⠧⠑⠗⠞⠽⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠗⠍⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠺⠑⠁⠇⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠏⠇⠑⠝⠙⠕⠗⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠓⠥⠍⠊⠇⠊⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞
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