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The reason why ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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