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Visual Signaling ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠓⠑⠇⠊⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠠⠗⠕⠉⠅⠑⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠓⠑⠇⠇⠎⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠙⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠍⠁⠏⠓⠕⠗⠑⠒⠀⠠⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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