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Lysis ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠥⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠛⠑⠝⠊⠁⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓
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