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