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Academica ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠀⠊⠝⠀⠑⠁⠙⠑⠍⠀⠠⠁⠗⠉⠑⠎⠊⠇⠁⠑⠀⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠏⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠎⠊⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠉⠁⠗⠝⠑⠁⠙⠑⠎⠀⠁⠥⠞⠑⠍⠀⠝⠥⠇⠇⠊⠥⠎⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠊⠁⠑⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠎⠀⠊⠛⠝⠁⠗⠥⠎⠀⠑⠞⠂⠀⠥⠞⠀⠉⠕⠛⠝⠕⠧⠊⠀⠑⠭⠀⠊⠊⠎⠂⠀
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⠠⠑⠏⠊⠉⠥⠗⠑⠕⠀⠠⠵⠑⠝⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠉⠥⠍⠀⠁⠃⠀⠑⠕⠀

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