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Proteus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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