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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠍⠥⠕⠙⠕⠞⠞⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠁⠧⠁⠗⠥⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠶⠁⠏⠑⠊⠗⠕⠝⠶⠀⠚⠁⠀⠎⠑⠝⠀ ⠍⠁⠞⠑⠍⠁⠁⠞⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠗⠁⠚⠕⠊⠞⠥⠅⠎⠑⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠍⠥⠕⠙⠕⠎⠞⠥⠅⠎⠑⠝ ⠀⠶⠏⠗⠁⠎⠶⠲⠀⠠⠝⠊⠙⠑⠝⠀⠅⠁⠓⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠗⠑⠞⠞⠍⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀ ⠗⠑⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠂⠀⠍⠥⠕⠙⠕⠞⠞⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠍⠥⠕⠙⠕⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀ ⠎⠑⠅⠕⠊⠞⠥⠅⠎⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀⠝⠅⠽⠧⠀⠍⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠀⠎⠽⠝⠞⠽⠝⠽⠞⠲⠀ ⠠⠎⠑⠅⠕⠊⠞⠥⠅⠎⠑⠝⠀⠎⠽⠽⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠁⠗⠅⠕⠊⠞⠥⠎⠎⠽⠽⠝⠀ ⠅⠕⠗⠅⠑⠁⠀⠏⠑⠗⠊⠁⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠓⠽⠧⠝⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠑⠇⠊⠀ ⠍⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠝⠚⠗⠅⠊⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠞⠑⠍⠁⠞⠊⠊⠅⠁⠝⠀⠧⠇⠊⠞⠽⠅⠎⠑⠇⠇⠀⠞⠍ ⠀⠗⠑⠞⠞⠍⠎⠞⠀⠁⠧⠁⠗⠥⠥⠙⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀⠍⠥⠕⠙⠕⠎⠞⠁⠁⠀⠗⠑⠇⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀ ⠕⠇⠕⠅⠥⠝⠝⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠝⠊⠊⠝⠏⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠕⠝⠊⠝⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠕⠏⠏⠊⠀⠕⠝ ⠀⠑⠑⠞⠊⠇⠇⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠋⠽⠎⠊⠊⠅⠅⠁⠂⠀⠚⠁⠀⠎⠊⠅⠎⠊⠀ ⠑⠞⠊⠊⠅⠅⠁⠂⠀⠎⠊⠧⠑⠽⠎⠕⠏⠏⠊⠀⠕⠝⠀⠎⠑⠀⠋⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠋⠊⠁⠝⠀ ⠓⠁⠁⠗⠁⠂⠀⠚⠕⠞⠁⠀⠓⠝⠀⠏⠁⠗⠁⠁⠇⠇⠁⠀⠍⠑⠝⠑⠎⠞⠽⠅⠎⠑⠇⠇⠀⠕⠝⠀ ⠧⠊⠇⠚⠑⠇⠇⠽⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠙⠑⠁⠊⠝⠀⠚⠕⠥⠅⠕⠎⠞⠁⠀⠓⠝⠀⠑⠞⠥⠏⠎⠎⠀ ⠅⠑⠓⠊⠞⠞⠑⠇⠊⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠁⠇⠊⠎⠊⠁⠀⠅⠎⠊⠞⠞⠑⠊⠞⠆⠀⠎⠊⠊⠞⠀⠓⠝⠑⠝ ⠀⠎⠊⠧⠑⠽⠎⠕⠏⠏⠊⠝⠎⠁⠀⠎⠁⠊⠀⠊⠍⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠊⠎⠑⠝⠂⠀ ⠁⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠀⠧⠊⠑⠗⠕⠧⠁⠝⠀⠑⠏⠓⠑⠇⠇⠑⠑⠝⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠇⠥⠕⠝⠞⠑⠑⠝⠲⠀ ⠠⠍⠁⠁⠝⠏⠇⠇⠊⠝⠑⠝⠀⠑⠇⠍⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠓⠁⠁⠀⠞⠽⠝⠝⠂⠀⠎⠊⠅⠎⠊⠀ ⠧⠊⠊⠎⠁⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠗⠁⠎⠀⠅⠁⠗⠞⠞⠁⠁⠀⠍⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀ ⠏⠁⠑⠞⠁⠀⠚⠥⠍⠁⠇⠥⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠞⠥⠗⠧⠊⠊⠝⠀⠶⠠⠞⠓⠑⠁⠊⠞⠲⠶⠲⠀ ⠠⠏⠓⠁⠊⠙⠕⠝⠀⠅⠑⠓⠊⠞⠞⠑⠇⠑⠑⠀⠇⠁⠧⠑⠁⠎⠞⠊⠀⠞⠞⠀ ⠝⠑⠛⠁⠞⠊⠊⠧⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀⠍⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠝⠅⠁⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠁⠇⠊⠁⠒⠀ ⠋⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠕⠋⠊⠝⠀⠅⠕⠅⠕⠀⠑⠇⠍⠀⠕⠝⠀⠅⠥⠕⠇⠑⠥⠞⠥⠍⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀ ⠍⠁⠊⠇⠍⠁⠎⠞⠁⠂⠀⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠝⠀⠏⠥⠓⠙⠊⠎⠞⠥⠍⠊⠎⠞⠁⠀ ⠁⠊⠎⠞⠊⠑⠇⠕⠝⠀⠅⠥⠕⠝⠁⠎⠞⠁⠲⠀⠠⠎⠊⠑⠇⠥⠀⠕⠝⠀⠗⠥⠥⠍⠊⠊⠎⠎⠁⠀
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