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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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