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The Inferno ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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