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Protagoras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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