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Socrate ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠎⠕⠝⠕⠀⠑⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠊⠀⠙⠑⠇⠇⠁⠀⠎⠥⠁⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠥⠊⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠎⠁⠀⠑⠀⠋⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠋⠊⠉⠁⠂⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠊⠎⠉⠕⠝⠕⠀⠎⠑⠍⠏⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠉⠕⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠀⠁⠇⠀
⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠏⠗⠁⠞⠊⠉⠕⠀⠑⠀⠙⠁⠀⠑⠎⠎⠕⠀⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠁⠞⠊⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠲⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠀⠊⠍⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠊⠀⠙⠑⠇⠇⠁⠀⠧⠊⠞⠁⠀⠑⠞⠊⠉⠁⠂⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠑⠗⠁⠝⠕
⠀⠑⠎⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠀⠝⠑⠇⠀⠍⠊⠞⠕⠀⠑⠀⠝⠑⠇⠇⠁⠀⠇⠑⠛⠛⠑⠝⠙⠁⠂⠀⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠞⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠊⠏⠊⠉⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠊⠀
⠝⠕⠍⠊⠀⠑⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠊⠵⠊⠕⠝⠊⠂⠀⠝⠕⠝⠀⠑⠗⠁⠝⠕⠀⠏⠊⠀
⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠀⠙⠊⠀⠎⠕⠙⠙⠊⠎⠋⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠉⠕⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠵⠁⠂⠀⠑⠀
⠎⠄⠑⠗⠁⠀⠉⠕⠎⠞⠗⠑⠞⠞⠊⠀⠁⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠗⠧⠊⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠝⠥⠕⠧⠁⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠊⠧⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠶⠏⠑⠗⠀⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠊⠏⠊⠙⠑⠼⠛⠚⠶⠲⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠎⠞⠕⠀⠑⠗⠁⠀⠏⠁⠇⠑⠎⠑⠂⠀⠍⠁⠀⠝⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠍⠑⠧⠁⠀⠊⠇
⠀⠉⠁⠗⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠑⠀⠙⠊⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠗⠊⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠂⠀⠏⠑⠗⠉⠓⠀⠍⠁⠝⠉⠁⠧⠁
⠀⠇⠁⠀⠉⠓⠊⠑⠎⠁⠀⠑⠙⠀⠊⠇⠀⠙⠕⠍⠍⠁⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀
⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠵⠁⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠑⠉⠊⠏⠁⠧⠁⠀⠁⠝⠉⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀
⠉⠓⠑⠂⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠕⠀⠊⠇⠀⠉⠕⠎⠞⠥⠍⠑⠀⠙⠄⠁⠇⠇⠕⠗⠁⠂⠀⠎⠕⠞⠞⠕⠀
⠊⠇⠀⠎⠊⠍⠃⠕⠇⠕⠀⠙⠊⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠇⠑⠛⠛⠑⠝⠙⠁⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠎⠁⠂⠀⠕⠀
⠙⠊⠀⠥⠝⠀⠗⠁⠉⠉⠕⠝⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠊⠉⠕⠀⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠑⠧⠁⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠎⠥⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠝⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠑⠎⠏⠗⠊⠍⠑⠎⠎⠑⠂⠀⠏⠑⠗⠀⠧⠊⠁⠀⠙⠊⠀
⠥⠝⠁⠀⠎⠊⠞⠥⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠀⠙⠊⠀⠥⠝⠀⠏⠁⠗⠁⠛⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠥⠝⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠊⠕⠀⠑⠞⠊⠉⠕⠲⠀⠠⠙⠊⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠙⠑⠧⠁⠀
⠁⠝⠉⠕⠗⠁⠂⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠇⠄⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠏⠑⠞⠗⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠙⠑⠛⠇⠊⠀
⠁⠝⠞⠊⠉⠓⠊⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠊⠀⠑⠗⠁⠀⠋⠁⠞⠞⠁⠀⠝⠑⠇⠇⠄⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠀
⠎⠉⠕⠧⠗⠊⠗⠧⠊⠀⠇⠑⠀⠝⠥⠕⠧⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠑⠂⠀⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠁⠀
⠁⠇⠞⠑⠗⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠀⠙⠑⠇⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠎⠕⠀⠙⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀

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