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Flames ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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