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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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