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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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