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Beyond ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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