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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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