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

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