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Visual Signaling ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠁⠉⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠏⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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