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Ars magna ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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