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Protagoras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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