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Ariel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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