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Ars magna ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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