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Beautiful shells ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠏⠁⠗⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠁⠏⠕⠇⠇⠕⠄⠎⠀⠃⠑⠁⠍⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠉⠓⠕⠑⠙ ⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠁⠧⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠑⠇⠇⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠑⠎⠞⠀ ⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠓⠗⠊⠇⠇⠑⠎⠞⠀⠎⠕⠥⠝⠙⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀ ⠕⠥⠞⠀⠋⠗⠑⠞⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠎⠺⠑⠑⠞⠀⠙⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠅⠊⠇⠋⠥⠇⠀⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠑⠙⠀ ⠋⠊⠝⠛⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠕⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠁⠀ ⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠕⠗⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠙⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠗⠍⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀ ⠞⠑⠎⠞⠥⠙⠕⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠇⠥⠞⠑⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀ ⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠽⠞⠓⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠁⠝⠞⠊⠟⠥⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀ ⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠑⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠥⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀ ⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠝⠑⠏⠞⠥⠝⠑⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠕⠂⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠉⠊⠁⠝⠀⠍⠽⠞⠓⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠂⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠁⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀ ⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠕⠍⠏⠂⠀⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠤⠛⠥⠁⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠠⠞⠗⠊⠞⠕⠝⠎⠆⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠛⠕⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀ ⠞⠺⠊⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠓⠀⠀⠎⠓⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠗⠥⠍⠏⠑⠞⠎⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀ ⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀ ⠙⠑⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠋⠥⠇⠀⠀⠓⠁⠗⠍⠕⠝⠽⠲⠀⠠⠧⠑⠝⠥⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠕⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠛⠕⠙⠙⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠽⠂⠀⠗⠕⠙⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠉⠑⠁⠝⠀ ⠋⠕⠁⠍⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠀⠞⠑⠎⠞⠁⠉⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠉⠁⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠠⠙⠗⠽⠙⠑⠝ ⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠁⠇⠃⠊⠕⠝⠤⠤⠕⠥⠗⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠇⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠎⠕
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