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Spiridion ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠇⠑⠕⠝⠎⠆⠀⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀⠊⠇⠀⠎⠄⠁⠎⠎⠕⠥⠏⠊⠎⠎⠁⠊⠞⠀⠁⠥⠀⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀
⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠂⠀⠎⠄⠧⠑⠊⠇⠇⠁⠝⠞⠀⠑⠝⠀⠎⠥⠗⠎⠁⠥⠞⠂
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