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Avatâras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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