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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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