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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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