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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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