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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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