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

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