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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ 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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