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Paradoxes and Problemes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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