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The Inferno ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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