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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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