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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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