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International Language and Science ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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