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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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