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Stepping stones to manhood ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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