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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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