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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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