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⠀⠔⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠍⠢⠞⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀
⠍⠕⠌⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠞⠻⠍⠔⠁⠞⠑⠦⠀⠠⠵⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠀⠝⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠻⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠙⠙⠢⠀⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝
⠀⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠩⠁⠇⠇⠀⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠁⠌⠀⠑⠎⠉⠁⠏⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠩⠁⠍⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠢⠙⠬⠀⠍⠽⠀⠞⠑⠍⠻⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠠⠊⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠍⠊⠌⠁⠅⠢⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠁⠎⠎⠻⠞⠀⠞
⠀⠮⠀⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠍⠢⠞⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠔⠑⠎⠀⠞⠪⠜⠙⠎⠀
⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠜⠡⠽⠂⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠀⠸⠮⠀⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠎⠒⠀⠀⠠⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠞⠽⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠢⠉⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠪⠻⠀⠸⠉⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠙⠢⠊⠫⠆⠀⠀⠃⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠮⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀⠍⠁⠭⠊⠍⠂⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠐⠕⠀⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠀⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠕⠮⠗⠂⠀⠍⠥⠌
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠫⠀⠾⠀⠎⠑⠧⠻⠁⠇⠀⠇⠊⠍⠊⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠧⠊⠙⠢⠞⠂⠀⠞⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠞⠽⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠎⠬⠇⠑⠀⠓⠯⠀⠺
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠻⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠻⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠞⠽⠀⠔⠀⠎⠑⠧⠻⠁⠇⠆⠀⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠸⠍⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠎⠀⠯⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠃⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠞⠽⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠫⠂⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠻⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠞⠽⠀⠱⠢⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠻⠎⠫⠲
⠀⠠⠁⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠫⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠼⠁⠂⠚⠚⠚⠀⠁⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠀
⠁⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠂⠀⠉⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠍⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠸⠮⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠝⠕⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠩⠁⠇⠇⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠃⠑⠀⠮⠀⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠿⠀⠮⠍⠂⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞
⠀⠸⠮⠀⠎⠻⠧⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠑⠎⠍⠢⠂⠀⠱⠕⠀⠚⠥⠌⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠀
⠸⠮⠀⠏⠗⠷⠊⠞⠎⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠇⠁⠃⠳⠗⠲⠀⠠⠃

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