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Socrate ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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