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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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