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A Lost Cause ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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