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Giphantia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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