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Eureka ⠃⠗⠋ 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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