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How it flies ⠃⠗⠋ 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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