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Beautiful shells ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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