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

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

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