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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠁⠞⠀⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠊⠍⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠋⠗⠁⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠗⠽⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀ ⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠗⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀ ⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠉⠁⠗⠉⠑⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠊⠋⠊⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀⠍⠕⠝⠕⠍⠁⠝⠊⠁⠉⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠁⠗⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍ ⠀⠁⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠆⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠋⠑⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠎⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠛⠇⠕⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞ ⠀⠛⠇⠕⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠕⠝⠙⠑⠗⠋⠥⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀ ⠗⠑⠧⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠙⠀⠀⠍⠥⠎⠊⠉⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠍⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠇⠽⠗⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀ ⠏⠕⠑⠞⠗⠽⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠞⠇⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀ ⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠍⠑⠇⠕⠙⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠝ ⠀⠎⠉⠁⠗⠉⠑⠇⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀ ⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀ ⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑⠙⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀ ⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠗⠎⠄⠀⠇⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀ ⠏⠎⠑⠥⠙⠕⠝⠽⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠕⠝⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀ ⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠍⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠑⠙ ⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠙⠕⠺⠽⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠗⠕⠕⠍⠂⠀⠁⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠉⠗⠑⠞⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠀
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