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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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