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Flames ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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