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The Romance of Mathematics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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