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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ 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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