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The White Spark ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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