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