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

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