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

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