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The reason why ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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