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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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