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

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