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