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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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