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Symposium ⠃⠗⠋ 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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