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

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