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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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