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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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⠞⠁⠅⠊⠁⠂⠀⠚⠕⠝⠅⠁⠀⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀⠓⠑⠊⠇⠇⠑⠀⠀
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