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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠺⠁⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠠⠊
⠀⠛⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠙⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠍⠽⠀⠑⠽⠑⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠏⠊⠑⠗⠤⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠙⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠤⠗⠕⠕⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠉⠗⠁⠊⠛⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠓⠊⠎⠏⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠑⠙⠇⠽⠂⠀⠠⠍⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠃⠲⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠤⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀⠤⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠕⠕⠍⠂⠀⠃⠑⠓⠊⠝⠙⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠲⠀⠀⠠⠛⠑⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠑⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠟⠥⠊⠑⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠉⠁⠝⠂⠀⠠⠺⠁⠇⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀
⠟⠥⠊⠉⠅⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠁⠝⠄⠞⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠅⠑⠝⠝⠑⠙⠽⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠗⠁⠏⠞⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠗⠗⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠄⠎⠀
⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠠⠺⠁⠇⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠞⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠤⠀⠁⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠤⠇⠕⠕⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠓⠁⠏⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠃⠽⠀⠠⠚⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠠⠊⠄⠧⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠍⠑⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠁⠗⠑
⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠁⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠽⠀⠉⠁⠝⠄⠞⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠙⠊⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠗⠁⠏⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠊⠗⠦⠀⠠⠝⠕⠦⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠓⠑⠄⠎⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠄⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠥⠞⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠛⠁⠗⠉⠕⠝⠂⠀⠇⠄⠁⠙⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠤⠀⠧⠊⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠕⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠀⠋⠇⠑⠑⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀

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