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North America ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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