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

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