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Inventors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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