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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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