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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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