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Section-Cutting ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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