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Platoons Phaidoon ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠙⠁⠝⠀⠛⠊⠚⠇⠊⠑⠙⠑⠝⠲⠤⠤⠠⠺⠑⠇⠂⠀⠠⠅⠁⠝⠞⠞⠑⠅⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠒⠀
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