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

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

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