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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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