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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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