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Timaeus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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