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Beyond ⠃⠗⠋ 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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