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Knowledge is power ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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