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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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⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠏⠔⠝⠬⠀⠷⠀⠺⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠩⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠎⠀⠯⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀
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⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠝⠑⠫⠂⠀⠿⠀⠎⠏⠔⠝⠬
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