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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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