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⠔⠀⠮⠀⠌⠗⠑⠑⠞⠀⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠐⠅⠀⠁⠀⠌⠜⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠅⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠎⠕⠇⠌⠊⠉⠑⠼⠃⠋⠉⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠑⠆⠀⠮⠀⠑⠟⠥⠔⠕⠭⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠅⠝⠪⠎⠀⠵⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠆⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠉⠁⠇⠢⠙⠜
⠀⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠊⠎⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠁⠀⠙⠊⠁⠇⠀⠔⠀⠦⠀⠍⠔⠙⠲⠀⠠⠦⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠑⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠊⠍⠏⠁⠊⠗⠀⠦⠀⠀⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠽⠆⠀⠦⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠊⠑⠎⠀
⠕⠧⠻⠇⠕⠁⠙⠀⠦⠀⠺⠊⠞⠆⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠎⠥⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠀⠮⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠷⠀⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠢⠞⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠭⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀⠐⠟⠀⠱⠑⠮⠗⠀⠍⠁⠡⠔⠻⠽⠀⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠑⠝⠉⠥⠍⠃⠻⠆⠀
⠱⠑⠮⠗⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠝⠀⠇⠕⠌⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠑⠋⠔⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠐⠎⠀⠀⠑⠝⠻⠛⠽⠂⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠊⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠢⠡⠫⠀⠔⠀⠑⠌⠁⠃⠇⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠯
⠀⠿⠍⠎⠂⠀⠐⠎⠀⠀⠧⠊⠛⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠺⠊⠇⠙⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠑⠀
⠠⠌⠕⠊⠉⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀⠠⠌⠕⠊⠉⠆⠀⠃⠀⠔⠀⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠢⠙⠕⠍⠀⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮
⠀⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠊⠁⠝⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠀⠙⠑⠧⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠔⠀⠮
⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠀⠌⠯⠜⠙⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠌⠯⠜⠙⠀⠀⠷⠀⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠃⠥⠇⠅⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠻⠀⠍⠢⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠪⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠶⠲⠀⠠⠁
⠀⠎⠬⠥⠇⠜⠀⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠢⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠍⠢⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠯⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠇⠁⠌⠀⠁⠛⠑⠎⠆⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠉
⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠗⠞⠂⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠀⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠝⠔⠑⠞⠑⠢⠹⠀⠉⠢⠞⠥⠗⠽⠀⠁⠧⠁⠊⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠻⠀⠍⠢⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠀⠠⠏⠇⠥⠞⠜⠡⠄⠎⠼⠃⠋⠙⠀
⠓⠻⠕⠑⠎⠂⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠳⠗⠀⠯⠀⠞⠺⠢⠞⠽⠀⠉⠢⠞⠥⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠛⠕⠲
⠀⠠⠝⠀⠔⠀⠀⠐⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠏⠓⠕⠉⠊⠕⠝⠂⠼⠃⠋⠑⠀⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠁⠝⠁⠭⠁⠛⠕⠗⠁⠎⠂⠼⠃⠋⠋⠀⠀⠠⠙⠊⠕⠛⠢⠑⠎⠂⠼⠃⠋⠛⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠃⠀⠮⠽⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠱⠕⠀⠊⠎

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