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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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