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

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