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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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