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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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