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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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