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Protagoras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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