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Omphalos ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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