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Laocoon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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