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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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