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Archimedes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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