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When the Word is Given... ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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