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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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