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Engraved Gems ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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