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The Unexploited West ⠃⠗⠋ 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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