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Giphantia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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