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Sophist ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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