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