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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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