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

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