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