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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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