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Avatâras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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