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Visual Signaling ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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