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Ariel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠑⠗⠞⠑⠀⠑⠝⠀⠉⠥⠇⠏⠁⠎⠀⠇⠁⠀⠎⠁⠃⠊⠙⠥⠗⠁⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠠⠇⠁⠧⠕⠊⠎⠊⠑⠗⠂⠀⠑⠇⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠕⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠉⠓⠝⠊⠑⠗⠂⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠙⠊⠛⠝⠊⠙⠁⠙⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠍⠁⠇⠑⠎⠓⠑⠗⠃⠑⠎⠂⠀⠟⠥⠑⠂⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠑⠀⠇⠕⠎
⠀⠛⠗⠊⠞⠕⠎⠀⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠇⠁⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠝⠉⠊⠝⠂⠀
⠓⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠊⠗⠀⠇⠁⠎⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠃⠗⠁⠎⠒⠤⠤⠠⠙⠑⠎⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠁⠙⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠑⠎⠑⠀⠓⠕⠍⠃⠗⠑⠂⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠓⠁⠀⠓⠑⠉⠓⠕⠀⠥⠝⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠕⠖⠤⠤⠽⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠀⠗⠑⠋⠊⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠕⠀⠑⠇⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠇⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠎⠑⠝⠉⠊⠇⠇⠑⠵⠀
⠙⠑⠍⠕⠉⠗⠞⠊⠉⠁⠀⠁⠇⠀⠏⠗⠊⠍⠊⠞⠊⠧⠕⠀⠑⠎⠞⠁⠙⠕⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠑⠵⠁⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠗⠕⠥⠎⠎⠑⠁⠥⠂⠀⠏⠕⠙⠗⠁⠀⠑⠇⠑⠛⠊⠗⠀⠑⠇
⠀⠎⠍⠃⠕⠇⠕⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠗⠙⠊⠁⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠑⠎⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠉⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠞⠗⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠙⠑⠍⠕⠉⠗⠁⠉⠊⠁⠀⠽⠀⠇⠁⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠥⠗⠁⠀⠑⠝⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠧⠊⠑⠞⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠁⠟⠥⠑⠇⠀⠎⠕⠋⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠁⠇⠀⠓⠊⠵⠕⠀
⠁⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠁⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀⠏⠗⠊⠍⠑⠗⠁⠀⠑⠙⠊⠉⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀⠎⠥⠀⠋⠁⠍⠕⠎⠁⠀
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⠉⠕⠎⠞⠥⠍⠃⠗⠑⠎⠆⠀⠥⠝⠀⠎⠞⠊⠗⠕⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠂⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠞⠑⠝⠙⠊⠑⠝⠙⠕⠀⠁⠃⠗⠁⠵⠁⠗⠂⠀⠧⠊⠙⠕⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠥⠵⠂⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠁⠝⠞⠕⠗⠉⠓⠁⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠇⠑⠧⠁⠀⠑⠝⠀⠎⠥⠀⠍⠁⠝⠕⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠍⠑⠞⠑⠕⠂
⠀⠕⠽⠑⠀⠁⠇⠀⠞⠊⠞⠝⠤⠋⠊⠇⠝⠞⠗⠕⠏⠕⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠎⠥⠀⠋⠥⠑⠛⠕⠀⠑⠎⠀
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⠊⠛⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠁⠗⠊⠁⠀⠝⠕⠀⠓⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠊⠋⠑⠎⠞⠁⠙⠕⠀⠎⠥⠎⠀
⠧⠊⠕⠇⠑⠝⠉⠊⠁⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠑⠇⠀⠙⠑⠎⠑⠝⠧⠕⠇⠧⠊⠍⠊⠑⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠙⠑⠍⠕⠉⠗⠞⠊⠉⠕⠀⠙⠑⠀⠝⠥⠑⠎⠞⠗⠕⠀⠎⠊⠛⠇⠕⠂⠀⠝⠊⠀⠎⠑⠀⠓⠁⠀
⠕⠏⠥⠑⠎⠞⠕⠀⠑⠝⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠎⠀⠃⠗⠥⠞⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠇⠁⠀
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