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The Inferno ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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