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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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