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Archimedes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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