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Minerva oscura ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠝⠧⠁⠛⠓⠊⠞⠕⠀⠠⠉⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠊⠀⠉⠁⠍⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠀⠶⠕⠎⠎⠊⠁⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀
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⠁⠧⠑⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀⠵⠥⠋⠋⠁⠄⠒⠀⠊⠇⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠊⠕⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀
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⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠇⠇⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀⠞⠥⠞⠞⠕⠂⠀⠁⠀⠠⠙⠁⠝⠞⠑⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠏⠊⠁⠝⠛⠑
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⠼⠉⠋⠀⠠⠊⠝⠋⠲⠀⠠⠠⠭⠭⠧⠊⠊⠀⠑⠀⠎⠑⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠀
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