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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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⠗⠑⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠏⠗⠑⠤⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠇⠽⠀⠀
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