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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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