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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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