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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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