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Quacks and Grafters ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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