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Protagoras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠏⠗⠕⠞⠁⠛⠕⠗⠁⠎⠀⠴⠀⠛⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠗⠥⠋⠋⠇⠫⠀⠯⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠫⠆⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠍⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠔⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠞⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀
⠷⠀⠺⠜⠲⠀⠠⠎⠑⠑⠬⠀⠹⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠔⠙⠫⠀⠍⠽⠀⠃⠥⠎⠔⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠛⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠒⠤⠤⠀⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠞⠁⠛⠕⠗⠁⠎⠂⠀⠞
⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠫⠊⠢⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠙⠀⠽⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠫⠊⠢⠞⠀⠿⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠫⠊⠢⠞⠀
⠁⠇⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠦⠀⠯⠀⠙⠀⠽⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠞⠞⠻⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠇⠽⠀⠝⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠌⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠇⠊⠫⠆⠀⠿⠀⠠⠊⠀⠐⠅⠀⠷⠀
⠸⠍⠀⠹⠬⠎⠤⠤⠍⠑⠁⠞⠎⠂⠀⠙⠗⠔⠅⠎⠂⠀⠍⠫⠊⠉⠔⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠢⠀⠹⠳⠎⠯
⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠹⠬⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠫⠊⠢⠞⠀⠿⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠐⠎⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠫⠊⠢⠞⠆⠀⠯⠀⠐⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠫⠊⠢⠞⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠑⠭⠏⠫⠊⠢⠞⠀⠿⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠃⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠿⠀
⠓⠕⠗⠎⠑⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠐⠎⠀⠿⠀⠕⠭⠢⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠐⠎⠀⠿⠀⠙⠕⠛⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀
⠐⠎⠀⠿⠀⠝⠕⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠃⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠿⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠐⠎⠀⠿⠀
⠮⠀⠗⠕⠕⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠝⠀⠿⠀⠸⠮⠀⠃⠗⠁⠝⠡⠑⠎⠂⠀⠵⠀⠿⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠹⠬⠀⠱⠢⠀
⠇⠁⠊⠙⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠗⠕⠕⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠂⠀⠃⠀⠥⠞⠞⠻⠇⠽⠀
⠙⠑⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠋⠀⠹⠗⠪⠝⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠩⠕⠕⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀⠐⠽⠀
⠃⠗⠁⠝⠡⠑⠎⠆⠀⠕⠗⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠊⠇⠂⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠊⠎⠡⠊⠑⠧⠳⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠗⠊⠳⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠓⠁⠊⠗⠀⠷⠀⠑⠀
⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠃⠀⠃⠢⠑⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠓⠁⠊⠗⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠇⠽⠆
⠀⠯⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠔⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠶⠎⠀⠧⠜⠊⠳⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠡⠁⠝⠛⠑⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠃⠢⠑⠋⠊⠞⠶⠂⠀⠞⠀⠱⠊⠡

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