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Section-Cutting ⠃⠗⠋ 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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