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Elementary Composition ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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