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Platoons Phaidoon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠝⠎⠞⠑⠗⠋⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀⠵⠊⠚⠝⠲⠀⠠⠕⠋⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠦⠤⠤⠠⠚⠁⠀⠀
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⠊⠝⠤⠺⠁⠁⠗⠓⠑⠊⠙⠀⠠⠕⠝⠵⠊⠑⠝⠇⠊⠚⠅⠑⠂⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠠⠓⠁⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠞⠕⠞⠀⠙⠑⠝⠀⠛⠕⠑⠙⠑⠝⠀⠑⠝⠀⠀⠺⠊⠚⠵⠑⠝⠀⠛⠕⠙⠂⠀
⠶⠺⠁⠁⠗⠓⠑⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠛⠕⠙⠀⠺⠊⠇⠂⠀⠵⠕⠕⠤⠙⠁⠙⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀⠕⠕⠅
⠀⠍⠊⠚⠝⠀⠵⠊⠑⠇⠀⠍⠕⠑⠞⠀⠀⠛⠁⠁⠝⠶⠤⠤⠊⠎⠀⠙⠁⠝⠀⠙⠑⠵⠑⠀⠵⠊⠑⠇
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⠇⠊⠉⠓⠁⠁⠍⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠵⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠑⠙⠑⠀⠞⠑⠀⠎⠇⠑⠑⠏⠑⠝⠂⠀⠙⠁⠁⠗⠀
⠵⠊⠚⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠇⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠵⠑⠇⠋⠀⠀⠍⠑⠞⠤⠧⠗⠊⠚⠑⠝⠤⠺⠊⠇⠀
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