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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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