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Stick to the raft ⠃⠗⠋ 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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