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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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⠇⠄⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠞⠞⠕⠂⠀⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠎⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀⠋⠥⠍⠍⠕⠀⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀
⠧⠑⠝⠞⠕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠑⠗⠀⠇⠁⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠁⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁
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⠁⠇⠇⠄⠠⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠀⠀⠙⠄⠊⠝⠋⠑⠗⠝⠕⠂⠀⠇⠁⠀⠧⠕⠇⠕⠝⠞⠂⠀
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