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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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