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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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