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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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