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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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