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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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⠛⠑⠁⠗⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠺⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠭⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀

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