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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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⠉⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠀⠇⠄⠥⠝⠁⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠀⠇⠑⠀⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠀⠙⠊⠀
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