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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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