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Inventors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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