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The Fourth Dimension ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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