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

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