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