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Flames ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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