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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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