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Timaeus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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