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Spiridion ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠟⠥⠑⠀⠋⠁⠊⠎⠤⠞⠥⠀⠏⠗⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠍⠕⠊⠀⠀⠉⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀⠓⠑⠥⠗⠑⠦⠀⠍⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠞⠤⠊⠇⠀⠁⠧⠑⠉⠂⠀⠥⠝⠑⠀⠙⠕⠥⠉⠑⠥⠗⠀⠊⠝⠑⠋⠋⠁⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠎⠥⠊⠎⠤⠚⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠉⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀⠍⠁⠇⠁⠙⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠥⠞⠥⠍⠑⠖⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠥⠧⠗⠑⠀⠑⠝⠋⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠚⠑⠀⠎⠥⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠞⠑⠎⠀⠎⠕⠥⠉⠊⠎⠀⠑⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠞⠑⠎⠀⠋⠁⠞⠊⠛⠥⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠚⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀⠧⠕⠥⠇⠥⠎⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠇⠥⠊⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠀⠉⠑⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠎⠄⠞⠁⠊⠞
⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠑⠝⠉⠕⠗⠑⠀⠍⠕⠊⠝⠎⠀⠇⠥⠊⠀⠙⠑⠍⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠞⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠄⠊⠝⠉⠗⠕⠽⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠎⠁⠀
⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠧⠑⠉⠀⠇⠁⠀⠍⠊⠑⠝⠝⠑⠆⠀⠚⠄⠑⠥⠎⠎⠑⠀⠉⠗⠁⠊⠝⠞⠀⠙⠑
⠀⠗⠧⠑⠊⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠙⠇⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠁⠊⠞⠀⠝⠄⠑⠝⠀
⠁⠧⠕⠊⠗⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠛⠁⠗⠙⠀⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠊⠝⠙⠗⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠧⠑⠝⠊⠗⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀
⠊⠇⠀⠑⠭⠊⠛⠑⠁⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠚⠑⠀⠗⠑⠞⠕⠥⠗⠝⠁⠎⠎⠑⠀⠀⠍⠕⠝⠀⠇⠊⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠚⠄⠕⠃⠊⠎⠂⠀⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀⠚⠑⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠁⠊⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠋⠀⠀⠞⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠎⠑⠎⠀⠍⠕⠥⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠆⠀⠊⠇⠀⠍⠑⠀⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠁⠀⠟⠥⠄⠊⠇⠀
⠙⠕⠗⠍⠁⠊⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠎⠁⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠊⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠁⠊⠞⠀⠛⠝⠑⠆
⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠕⠏⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠥⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠊⠞⠀⠑⠞⠀⠙⠊⠍⠊⠝⠥⠁⠊⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠃⠗⠥⠊⠞⠀⠇⠕⠊⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠍⠑⠗⠲⠀
⠠⠑⠝⠋⠊⠝⠀⠊⠇⠀⠍⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠥⠞⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠁⠛⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠚⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠕⠍⠃⠁⠊⠀⠁⠥⠀⠎⠕⠍⠍⠑⠊⠇⠆⠀⠍⠁⠊⠎⠂⠀⠁⠥⠀⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠏⠑⠥⠀⠙⠄⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠚⠑⠀⠋⠥⠎⠀⠗⠧⠑⠊⠇⠇⠀⠙⠑⠀⠝⠕⠥⠧⠑⠁⠥
⠀⠏⠁⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠑⠀⠧⠕⠊⠭⠀⠏⠥⠊⠎⠎⠁⠝⠞⠑⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠝⠑⠀
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⠝⠑⠀⠍⠄⠁⠎⠀⠚⠁⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠥⠂⠀⠚⠁⠍⠁⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠊⠎⠂⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠁⠊⠞⠀⠉⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀⠧⠕⠊⠭⠀⠎⠧⠗⠑⠆⠀⠚⠑⠀⠎⠥⠊⠎⠀⠧⠑⠝⠥⠀
⠧⠑⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠊⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠕⠊⠎⠀⠑⠞⠀⠞⠥⠀⠝⠄⠁⠎⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠕⠎⠀

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