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

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