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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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