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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠌⠜⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀
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⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠌⠜⠞⠫⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠻⠫⠊⠞⠜⠽⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠉⠀⠠⠺⠕⠗⠅⠬⠀⠏⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠔⠝⠫⠀⠍⠊⠇⠅⠂⠀⠍⠜⠛⠜⠔⠑⠂⠀
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⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀⠧⠊⠞⠁⠍⠔⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠋⠑⠫⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠥⠌⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠎⠇⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁
⠀⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠜⠀⠯⠀⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠇⠑⠍⠀⠯⠀⠐⠕⠀⠙⠑⠍⠯⠬⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠻⠞⠀⠉⠜⠑⠀⠯⠀⠁⠙⠧⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠕⠙⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛
⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠦⠅⠑⠑⠏⠲⠴⠀⠠⠓⠢⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠎⠻⠧⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠞⠔⠎⠀⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠺⠁⠞⠡⠋⠥⠇⠀⠃⠑⠽⠕⠝⠙⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠌⠀⠏⠕⠊⠎⠕⠝⠬⠀⠯⠀⠮
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⠏⠗⠑⠛⠝⠁⠝⠉⠽⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠷⠀⠛⠗⠪⠬⠀
⠋⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠎⠕⠊⠇⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠝⠑⠫⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲
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