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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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⠙⠑⠍⠕⠉⠗⠞⠊⠉⠁⠀⠏⠥⠑⠙⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠗⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠊⠛⠥⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠙⠁⠙⠂⠀⠏⠑⠗⠕⠀⠝⠥⠝⠉⠁⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠊⠛⠥⠁⠇⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠙⠁⠙⠂⠀⠙⠑⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠑⠝⠉⠊⠁⠀⠽⠀⠙⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠛⠊⠕⠂⠀
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