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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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