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