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Academica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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