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Prometheus Illbound ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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