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