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

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