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Omphalos ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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