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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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