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Bee-Keeping ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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