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International Language and Science ⠃⠗⠋ 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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