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+# This file defines the various stroke types and (in the future) their weight properties
+㇔
+㇐
+㇑
+㇒
+㇏
+㇀
+㇖
+㇚
+㇂
+㇙
+㇕
+㇗
+㇛
+㇜
+㇇
+㇄
+㇆
+㇟
+㇊
+㇉
+㇋
+㇌
+㇈
+㇅
+㇞