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The Silent Bullet ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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