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Hiero ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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