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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠓⠑⠍⠏⠊⠀⠞⠁⠗⠅⠁⠎⠞⠑⠇⠥⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠅⠁⠊⠅⠊⠎⠎⠁⠀
⠗⠥⠥⠍⠊⠊⠎⠎⠁⠀⠁⠎⠥⠧⠁⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠀
⠎⠥⠅⠥⠇⠁⠊⠎⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠞⠞⠁⠲⠀⠠⠍⠥⠞⠞⠁⠀⠎⠑⠝⠂⠀⠚⠕⠅⠁⠀
⠧⠊⠓⠅⠊⠽⠞⠽⠽⠀⠠⠑⠗⠕⠅⠎⠑⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠥⠇⠑⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠁⠊⠞⠁⠂⠀⠀
⠑⠞⠞⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠚⠑⠝⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠚⠕⠞⠁⠅⠊⠝⠀
⠅⠕⠗⠅⠑⠁⠍⠏⠁⠁⠀⠅⠥⠊⠝⠀⠗⠥⠥⠍⠊⠊⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠞⠥⠇⠑⠑⠀⠀⠞⠁⠚⠥⠞⠁
⠀⠓⠁⠗⠗⠁⠎⠞⠥⠅⠎⠊⠊⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠇⠁⠅⠑⠊⠓⠊⠝⠀⠎⠊⠎⠇⠞⠽⠧⠀
⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠎⠂⠀⠚⠁⠀⠏⠽⠗⠅⠊⠀⠽⠓⠀⠀⠽⠇⠎⠏⠊⠝⠀⠞⠊⠑⠞⠕⠚⠑⠝⠀
⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠞⠑⠑⠝⠂⠀⠅⠥⠝⠝⠑⠎⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠥⠇⠁⠏⠏⠁⠀
⠁⠧⠁⠥⠞⠥⠥⠀⠅⠁⠞⠎⠕⠚⠁⠝⠀⠀⠑⠞⠑⠑⠝⠂⠀⠚⠁⠀⠓⠝⠀⠧⠕⠊⠀
⠕⠍⠁⠅⠎⠥⠁⠀⠞⠊⠑⠙⠕⠝⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠙⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠎⠞⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠍⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠎⠎⠝⠂⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠤⠤⠀
⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠕⠝⠀⠑⠊⠀⠞⠎⠎⠀⠅⠽⠞⠀⠞⠞⠀⠀⠎⠁⠝⠁⠁⠀⠤⠤⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠎⠽⠝⠞⠽⠍⠞⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠓⠧⠊⠍⠞⠝⠂⠀⠊⠅⠥⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠍⠥⠥⠞⠞⠥⠍⠁⠞⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠗⠊⠊⠏⠏⠥⠍⠁⠞⠕⠝⠀⠅⠁⠊⠅⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀
⠽⠅⠎⠊⠞⠽⠊⠎⠑⠎⠞⠂⠀⠚⠕⠞⠁⠅⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠎⠎⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠎⠞⠝⠀
⠕⠇⠑⠧⠁⠊⠎⠞⠁⠂⠀⠚⠕⠎⠞⠁⠀⠅⠁⠊⠅⠅⠊⠀⠍⠥⠥⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠕⠎⠁⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠊⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠚⠕⠅⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠎⠁⠁⠧⠥⠞⠞⠁⠝⠥⠞⠀⠅⠕⠗⠅⠑⠊⠍⠍⠁⠝⠀⠏⠍⠗⠝⠂⠀⠕⠏⠏⠊⠝⠥⠞⠀
⠞⠥⠝⠞⠑⠍⠁⠁⠝⠂⠀⠀⠍⠊⠞⠀⠅⠁⠥⠝⠑⠥⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠎⠎⠝⠀⠕⠝⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠑⠇⠍⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠁⠀⠑⠇⠍⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠁⠗⠧⠕⠊⠝⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠎⠑⠀⠊⠓⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠎⠁⠁⠧⠥⠞⠞⠁⠝⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠞⠥⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠅⠽⠅⠑⠝⠑⠑⠀
⠎⠽⠝⠝⠽⠞⠞⠍⠝⠀⠞⠕⠙⠑⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠓⠽⠧⠑⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠝⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠎⠥⠕⠞⠥⠀⠞⠥⠇⠇⠁⠀⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠊⠇⠇⠑⠀⠗⠁⠅⠅⠁⠁⠅⠎⠊⠀⠚⠁⠂⠀⠚⠕⠎⠀
⠽⠇⠊⠏⠝⠎⠀⠅⠑⠝⠑⠝⠅⠝⠂⠀⠀⠅⠥⠕⠇⠑⠍⠁⠞⠞⠕⠍⠁⠅⠎⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀

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