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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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