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As a man thinketh ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠋⠞⠽⠀⠁⠇⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠍⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠑⠝⠙⠀ ⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠺⠑⠁⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠗⠑⠞⠉⠓⠑⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀ ⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠗⠗⠕⠛⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠊⠎⠓⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠥⠏⠞⠀ ⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀ ⠠⠧⠊⠉⠞⠕⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝ ⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠺⠁⠞⠉⠓⠋⠥⠇⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀ ⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠗⠑⠙⠂⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠁⠏⠊⠙⠇⠽⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀ ⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠁⠉⠓⠊⠑⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀ ⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀ ⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠇⠁⠺⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀ ⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠆⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀ ⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠉⠓⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠆⠀ ⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠇⠽⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀ ⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠠⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠠⠠⠊⠙⠑⠁⠇⠎⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠍⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠎⠁⠧⠊⠕⠥⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀ ⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠥⠎⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀ ⠍⠑⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠞⠗⠊⠁⠇⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠊⠝⠎⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠗⠙⠊⠙⠀⠧⠕⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠥⠗⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
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