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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠎⠬⠦⠤⠤⠾⠀⠱⠕⠍⠀⠃⠀⠾⠀⠍⠑⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀
⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠵⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠂⠀⠾⠀⠽⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠠⠊⠂⠀⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠍⠀⠞⠁⠇⠅⠬⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠯⠀
⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠽⠀⠓⠑⠜⠻⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀
⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠯⠀⠠⠊⠀⠔⠀⠞⠁⠇⠅⠬⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠯⠀⠞⠁⠇⠅⠬⠀⠯⠀⠥⠎⠬⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠓⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠬⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀
⠠⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠯⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀
⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠹⠬⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠙⠀⠽⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠔⠆⠀⠮⠀⠩⠕⠑⠍⠁⠅⠻⠂⠀⠿⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠟⠥⠜⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠇⠜⠀
⠞⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠯⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠞⠕⠕⠇⠎⠀⠿⠀⠉⠥⠞⠞⠬⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠃⠀⠮⠀
⠞⠕⠕⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠉⠥⠞⠞⠻⠀⠯⠀⠥⠎⠻⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠞⠕⠕⠇⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠷⠀⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠝⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠯⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷
⠀⠮⠀⠓⠜⠏⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠊⠌⠬⠥⠊⠩⠫⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠓⠜⠏⠻⠀
⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠝⠪⠀⠮⠀⠐⠟⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠎⠅⠫⠀⠴⠀⠱⠑⠮⠗⠀
⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠋⠀
⠞⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠲⠀⠀

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