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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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⠑⠎⠀⠶⠊⠎⠶⠀⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠎⠀⠀⠠⠝⠍⠲⠀⠓⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠑⠉⠀⠀⠀⠓⠉⠀⠀
⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠑⠉⠀⠠⠁⠉⠉⠲⠀⠓⠥⠝⠉⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠝⠉⠀
⠓⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠑⠉⠀⠠⠛⠑⠝⠲⠀⠓⠊⠥⠎⠀⠀

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