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Evolution ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠭⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠝⠊⠿⠍⠀
⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠎⠑⠟⠥⠢⠉⠑⠎⠀⠺⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠢⠆⠀⠃⠀⠭⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑
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⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠮⠕⠗⠽⠀⠷⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠂⠀⠸⠉⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠃⠁⠎⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠃⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠐⠎⠀
⠍⠑⠞⠁⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎
⠀⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠞⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠥⠝⠊⠿⠍⠂⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠝⠊⠿⠍⠀⠷⠀
⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠮⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠥⠝⠊⠿⠍⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠺⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠇⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠊⠋⠑⠌⠬⠀
⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠵⠀⠥⠝⠊⠿⠍⠂⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠫⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠻⠋⠇⠥⠳⠎⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠷⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀
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⠊⠎⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠥⠏⠻⠋⠇⠥⠳⠎⠲⠀⠠⠵⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠵⠀⠑⠧⠢⠞⠎⠀⠙⠀
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⠺⠁⠝⠞⠎⠤⠤⠱⠑⠮⠗⠀⠸⠮⠀⠥⠝⠊⠿⠍⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠷⠀⠺⠀⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀
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⠊⠋⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠶⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠫⠂⠀⠘⠮⠀⠗⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀
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⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠐⠎⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀
⠮⠕⠗⠽⠀⠷⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀
⠩⠪⠎⠀⠞⠀⠍⠢⠀⠷⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠓⠀⠸⠮⠀
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