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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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