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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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