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The Inferno ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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