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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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