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Lumen ⠃⠗⠋ 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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