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

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