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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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