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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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⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀

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