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Inventors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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