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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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