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The Alchemist ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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