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International Language and Science ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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