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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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