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Inventors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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