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

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

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