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Pidot (Symposion) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠁⠅⠊⠁⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠅⠥⠔⠅⠁⠀⠠⠎⠕⠅⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠎⠁⠝⠕⠊⠀
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⠝⠊⠔⠀⠞⠽⠝⠝⠀⠞⠑⠁⠞⠞⠻⠊⠁⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠢⠀⠓⠽⠧⠔⠀⠀⠅⠎⠊⠞⠞⠊⠎⠊⠂⠀
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⠎⠁⠝⠕⠊⠀⠠⠁⠗⠊⠌⠕⠙⠑⠍⠕⠎⠀⠎⠊⠇⠇⠕⠔⠀⠏⠥⠥⠞⠞⠥⠝⠑⠢⠀⠀
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