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Beautiful shells ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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