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Socrate ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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