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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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