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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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