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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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