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Timaeus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠮⠍⠂⠀⠯⠀⠵⠀
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⠊⠝⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠷⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠔⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠐⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠔⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠞⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑
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