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Engraved Gems ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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