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The unwelcome child ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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