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The Inferno ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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