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Avatâras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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