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The reason why ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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