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Procrustes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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