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Man a Machine ⠃⠗⠋ 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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