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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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