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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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