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

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