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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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