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