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Protagoras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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