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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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