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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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