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Platoons Phaidoon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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