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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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