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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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