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The golden verses of Pythagoras ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠗⠁⠧⠁⠛⠑⠙⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠠⠁⠛⠗⠁⠍⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
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⠗⠁⠛⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠥⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠕⠀⠕⠝⠀⠠⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠁⠗⠇⠑⠎⠄⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠑⠍⠏⠑⠗⠕⠗⠄⠎⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠥⠝⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠑⠙⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠗⠕⠎⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠗⠓⠽⠍⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠗⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠎⠓⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀
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⠉⠕⠗⠞⠑⠎⠑⠂⠀⠇⠄⠁⠥⠙⠁⠉⠊⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠀⠊⠕⠀⠉⠁⠝⠞⠕⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀
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