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

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