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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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