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

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