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Academica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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