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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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