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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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