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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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