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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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