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Signalling across space without wires ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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