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Parmenides ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠂
⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠁⠝⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠓⠁⠎⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠍⠊⠙⠙⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠝⠙⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀
⠇⠁⠎⠞⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑
⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠆⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠂⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠁⠝⠑⠕⠥⠎⠇⠽⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠙⠂⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠑⠗⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠁⠛⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠁⠝⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠝⠕⠀⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠎
⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠎⠀⠀
⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠦⠀⠠⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠋⠋⠊⠗⠍⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠕⠗⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀
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