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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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