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Avatâras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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