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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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