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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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