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Decadence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠙⠗⠁⠺⠁⠇⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑
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⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠊⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠓⠁⠗⠍⠕⠝⠽⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠀
⠞⠑⠍⠏⠑⠗⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋
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⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠓⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠑⠝⠑⠗⠛⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠃⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠏⠑⠗⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠊⠎⠟⠥⠊⠑⠞⠂
⠀⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠕⠏⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠗⠊⠇⠎⠀
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⠗⠑⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
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⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠊⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠀
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⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠉⠁⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺
⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠚⠑⠺⠎⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠗⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠞⠕⠉⠗⠁⠉⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
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