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Omphalos ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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