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Flames ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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