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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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