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Giphantia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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