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Visual Signaling ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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