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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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