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Parmenides ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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