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Omphalos ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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