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Academica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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