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

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

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