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Paradoxes and Problemes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠇⠊⠃⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀⠶⠠⠞⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠍⠎⠎⠲⠀⠼⠃⠊⠊⠂⠀⠋⠲⠀⠼⠉⠃⠶⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠏⠊⠑⠗⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠊⠞⠀⠼⠦⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠕⠀
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⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠂⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀
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