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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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