⢀⡠⠤⠔⠒⠒⠦⠄⣀
⡠⠚⠁ ⠉⠢⡀
⣠⣤⣤⡄ ⣸⠁ ⣀ ⣀ ⢹⡄
⠘⣏⣀⣤⣾⡄ ⢠⡇⡰⠲⣯⣀⣀⡀ ⣀⣀⣤⠷⠲⡀⣇
⢹⠯⣤⣞⣳⡀ ⢸ ⣇ ⠉⠉⢉⠉⢉⡉ ⡇⢸
⢷⠧⣴⣏⣇ ⢸ ⢹⠒⣦⣤⣄⣀⣥⣖⣉⣤⣤⠔⢺ ⢸
⠘⡟⢠⡴⣿⡆ ⢸ ⢸⡀⠙⢭⣽⣾⣀⣼⣿⣭⠝⠁⣸ ⢸
⢱⡛⣲⠯⣽⡄⢸ ⠏⢱⠴⠊⠁ ⠈⠉⠲⣴⠙ ⣸
⢳⣳⣞⣷⣷⣸⡇⣞⠁ ⢀ ⢹ ⡟
⢀⣈⠿⣟⣫⢭⡟⠣⠸⣦ ⠈⠉⠉ ⢀⣾⢠⠛⣦⢄⣀
⣀⣴⠿⢤⣼⡃ ⠈⢧ ⠳⡱⣄ ⢀⣿⣿⣤⣿⠃ ⢠⠇ ⡿⠤⠤⣤⣀⡀
⢘⣿⠶⣄ ⣿⣇ ⠳⣀ ⠈⠙⠓⠦⢤⣿⡟⣻⠟⠁⢀⡠⠃ ⣰⠃⢀⠾⢿⣻
⢀⡾⠁ ⠈⢧⣼⡟⣆ ⢸⢻⠁⠙⡇ ⠈ ⣰⠃ ⢠⡏ ⠹⡆
⢸⡇ ⠈⣧⢣⠙⢦ ⡸⡞ ⠛⣇⣀ ⡴⠃ ⡞ ⣿⡄
⢀⡟⢧ ⣀⠤⠾⡈⢆⠈⠙⢦⣀ ⢰⣧⣤⡦⠶⠧⠼⢤⣠⠞⠁ ⢸⠧⣄⡀ ⢸⠹⡄
⣼ ⠘⡆⠊⡀ ⠙⣌⢢⡀ ⠈⠙⢶⣒⡶⠋⠙⡌⢧ ⠚⠳⡄ ⣾⠎ ⠙ ⢧⢹⡀
⡏ ⡰ ⢸⣄⢑⣄ ⢀⡠⢿⡱⡀ ⡽⣸⣄⣷⠴⡄⢰⡇ ⢠⠃ ⢰ ⠉⢧
⣧⢠ ⣇⣠⣤⠖⠋⠉⠁ ⠈⢧⠑⣴⠃⡿⠤⡽⠒⠒⠋ ⣾ ⠈⡆ ⠘⣼⡀
⢹⢸ ⢀⣽⡇⢸ ⢀⡠⠂ ⠳⣌⣾⡦⣞⠁ ⢻ ⢀⣴⡚⠳⣄ ⠘⡇
⢻⡇⠸⠁⢧ ⢇ ⣀⡠⠴⠚⠉ ⢠⠟⠉ ⠙⢦⡀ ⢀⡸⠗⠉ ⠱⡀⠹⡉⠳⠄⢸
⠈⡇ ⠈⢧⡈⢦ ⢀⡴⢛⣟⡭⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⡿⠖⠒⠉ ⢣ ⡇ ⠘⡇
⣷ ⠈⠳⣄⠑⢄⡀ ⣀⠤⢺⠿⢂⣎⡏ ⢹⣽⡄ ⣀⣀⣀ ⣀⣀⡀⠸ ⢠⠇
⠘⠷⣄⣀⣀⣀⣉⣷⠤⠽⠋⠁⢠⡧⠔⣻⡏⣇ ⡇⡇ ⢀⠃ ⢀⡴⠋
⠸⡤⠚⠁⣴⣜⠦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣧⢇⣀⡀ ⢀⣀⣀⣼⣀⠟⠉
⠑⠢⠤⠤⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠁ ⠈⠉⠉⠉⠁
⢀⣠ ⠖⠒⠒⠒ ⠠⣀ ⢀ ⡀ ⠂
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