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Academica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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