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Socrate ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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