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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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