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Diamonds ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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