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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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