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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠋⠁⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓
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⠝⠕⠞⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑
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