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

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