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Hiero ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠡⠕⠗⠕⠤⠙⠊⠙⠁⠎⠅⠕⠊⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠀⠍⠥⠞⠁⠞⠊⠎⠀⠍⠥⠞⠯⠊⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠀
⠓⠊⠏⠏⠊⠉⠀⠯⠀⠛⠽⠍⠝⠊⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠯⠀⠠⠓⠊⠻⠕⠀
⠗⠑⠏⠇⠊⠫⠒⠀⠠⠹⠥⠎⠀⠋⠜⠀⠽⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠏⠗⠑⠞⠞⠊⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠍⠑⠹⠔⠅⠎⠂⠀⠠⠎⠊⠍⠕⠝⠊⠙⠑⠎⠆⠀⠀⠃⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠘⠮⠀⠍⠻⠉⠢⠜⠽⠀
⠞⠗⠕⠕⠏⠎⠀⠓⠀⠽⠀⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠦⠀⠠⠉⠀⠽⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠌⠀⠀⠁⠀
⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠀⠮⠀⠓⠁⠞⠗⠫⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠦⠀⠠⠕⠗⠀⠺⠀⠽⠀⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠀⠁⠀⠗⠥⠇⠻⠀⠱⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠺⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠀⠝⠑⠫
⠀⠿⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠤⠛⠥⠜⠙⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠁⠽⠂⠀⠔⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠎⠕⠕⠹⠀
⠶⠗⠑⠏⠇⠊⠫⠀⠠⠎⠊⠍⠕⠝⠊⠙⠑⠎⠶⠂⠀⠙⠊⠌⠔⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠀⠝⠑⠫⠀
⠮⠍⠀⠀⠝⠕⠝⠑⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠐⠅⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠾⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀
⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠬⠎⠀⠵⠀⠾⠀⠓⠕⠗⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠐⠎⠀⠞⠗⠊⠉⠅⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀⠮⠽⠀⠓⠂⠀⠐⠎⠀⠊⠝⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠞⠢⠙⠢⠉⠽⠆⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀⠸⠮⠀⠀
⠺⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠁⠞⠊⠎⠋⠊⠫⠂⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀⠸⠮⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠕⠝⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠺⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠮⠝⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠎⠕⠃⠻⠀⠯⠀⠡⠁⠌⠊⠎⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠙⠀
⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠎⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠀⠇⠀⠮⠀⠞⠻⠗⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀
⠍⠢⠤⠁⠞⠤⠁⠗⠍⠎⠲⠀⠶⠼⠁⠶⠀⠠⠯⠀⠵⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠢⠞⠇⠻⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠶⠼⠃⠶⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠐⠅⠀⠃⠽⠀⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠽⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠌⠪
⠀⠎⠀⠸⠍⠀⠃⠢⠑⠋⠊⠞⠎⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠍⠀⠵⠀⠃⠽⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀
⠍⠻⠉⠢⠜⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠼⠁⠶⠀⠠⠇⠊⠞⠲⠀⠎⠏⠑⠜⠤⠃⠑⠜⠻⠎⠆⠀⠮⠀
⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠤⠛⠥⠜⠙⠀⠷⠀⠅⠬⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠯⠀
⠞⠽⠗⠁⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠼⠃⠶⠀⠠⠇⠊⠞⠲⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠯⠀
⠛⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠮⠀⠅⠁⠇⠕⠊⠎⠀⠅⠁⠛⠁⠹⠕⠊⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠑⠑⠀⠠⠑⠉⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠧⠊⠲⠀⠼⠁⠁⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠍⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠔⠒⠀⠠⠽⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏
⠀⠮⠍⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠥⠍⠑⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠿⠀⠀

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