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Mentally Defective Children ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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