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The reason why ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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