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Flames ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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