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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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