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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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