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

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

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