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Laocoon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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