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The Poisoned Pen ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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