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

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