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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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