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