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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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