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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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