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Knowledge is power ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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