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