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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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