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Lysis ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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