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