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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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