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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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⠍⠑⠡⠁⠝⠊⠎⠍⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠮⠀
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