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

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