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Stepping stones to manhood ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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