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Porcelain ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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