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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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