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Ars magna ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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