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