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

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