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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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