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Visual Signaling ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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