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Pons tironum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠠⠍⠥⠇⠞⠁⠀⠇⠑⠛⠍⠊⠝⠁⠀⠝⠎⠀⠙⠇⠑⠉⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠕⠎⠥⠊⠞⠀⠉⠕⠟⠥⠥⠎⠲⠀⠊⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠠⠏⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠍⠀⠁⠙⠀⠥⠗⠃⠑⠍
⠀⠗⠑⠧⠕⠉⠧⠊⠞⠀⠥⠞⠀⠁⠙⠀⠇⠙⠥⠍⠀⠗⠑⠙⠗⠑⠍⠲⠀⠧⠲⠀⠠⠁⠏⠥⠙⠀⠝⠎
⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠧⠁⠑⠀⠉⠝⠞⠥⠍⠀⠧⠑⠝⠊⠥⠝⠞⠲⠀⠧⠊⠲⠀⠠⠥⠞⠀⠇⠁⠝⠊⠥⠍⠀
⠧⠞⠗⠑⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠀⠞⠗⠝⠎⠛⠗⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠉⠏⠊⠞⠲⠀⠧⠊⠊⠲
⠀⠠⠥⠞⠀⠊⠍⠛⠊⠝⠑⠍⠀⠗⠁⠏⠊⠁⠞⠀⠎⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠏⠑⠗⠞⠗⠥⠎⠲⠀
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⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠙⠀⠇⠙⠥⠍⠀⠑⠁⠍⠲⠀⠧⠊⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠠⠥⠞⠀⠏⠕⠗⠉⠥⠇⠥⠍⠀
⠑⠍⠑⠗⠑⠞⠀⠁⠝⠥⠎⠀⠁⠙⠀⠍⠁⠉⠑⠇⠇⠥⠍⠀⠏⠗⠕⠋⠑⠉⠞⠁⠀⠑⠎⠞⠲⠀⠭⠲
⠀⠠⠥⠞⠀⠗⠑⠉⠊⠞⠑⠍⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠥⠍⠀⠁⠏⠑⠗⠊⠲⠀⠶⠊⠊⠊⠶⠀⠠⠧⠑⠗⠞⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠥⠎⠀⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠥⠍⠒⠤⠤⠀⠊⠲⠀⠠⠝⠀⠝⠊⠍⠊⠎⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠑⠙⠍⠑⠝⠞⠗⠥⠍⠀⠗⠁⠑⠙⠁⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠝⠍⠥⠎⠀⠏⠗⠧⠊⠙⠑⠝⠙⠥⠍⠀
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⠉⠑⠇⠑⠗⠊⠞⠑⠗⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠙⠃⠍⠥⠎⠀⠥⠞⠀⠗⠁⠑⠙⠁⠀⠝⠎⠀⠕⠍⠝⠎⠀
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⠗⠁⠑⠙⠗⠊⠥⠍⠀⠗⠕⠛⠧⠊⠞⠀⠟⠥⠁⠑⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠁⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠞⠲⠀⠧⠲⠀
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