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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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