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Socrate ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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