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Flames ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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