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Timaeus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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