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Omphalos ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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