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When the Word is Given... ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠁⠍⠃⠊⠧⠁⠇⠑⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠎⠏⠁⠝⠊⠎⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠠⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠛⠥⠑⠎⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀ ⠑⠎⠏⠕⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠉⠞⠗⠊⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠓⠕⠕⠙⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠠⠎⠏⠁⠝⠊⠎⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠛⠥⠑⠎⠑⠀⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠑⠗⠎⠀ ⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠎⠑⠊⠵⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠎⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠎⠓⠊⠏⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠕⠋⠋⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠠⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠁⠗⠙⠀ ⠦⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠠⠎⠓⠊⠏⠀⠠⠚⠑⠎⠥⠎⠴⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠗⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠲⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀ ⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠇⠊⠝⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠦⠠⠊⠋⠀⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠞⠀⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠉⠁⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠇⠕⠺⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠀ ⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗ ⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠗⠊⠃⠁⠇⠀⠀⠺⠕⠗⠎⠓⠊⠏⠂ ⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠝⠎⠕⠏⠓⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠞⠀⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀ ⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠉⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠓⠕⠕⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠗⠽ ⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠇⠕⠏⠑⠗⠎⠲⠴⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠁⠝⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀ ⠝⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠇⠊⠉⠞⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠼⠁⠓⠋⠚⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠞⠺⠑⠝⠞⠽⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀ ⠇⠁⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎⠞⠕⠺⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠋⠁⠊⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑ ⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠄⠎⠀⠠⠎⠕⠝⠛⠀
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