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Sophist ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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