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Platoons Phaidoon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠛⠑⠃⠗⠁⠡⠞⠀⠺⠜⠢⠤⠤⠓⠊⠚⠀⠸⠓⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀⠀⠞⠺⠑⠑⠀⠅⠇⠑⠔⠑
⠀⠵⠕⠕⠝⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠑⠝⠀⠧⠕⠇⠺⠁⠎⠎⠢⠢⠤⠤⠂⠀⠑⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀⠧⠗⠳⠺⠢⠀
⠧⠁⠝⠀⠵⠊⠚⠝⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠑⠀⠀⠛⠑⠅⠕⠍⠢⠀⠺⠜⠢⠂⠀⠎⠏⠗⠁⠅⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀
⠍⠑⠞⠀⠙⠑⠵⠢⠀⠔⠀⠞⠑⠛⠢⠺⠕⠕⠗⠙⠊⠛⠓⠑⠊⠙⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠠⠅⠗⠊⠞⠕⠕⠝⠀
⠑⠝⠀⠙⠗⠕⠑⠛⠀⠓⠥⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠍⠊⠛⠑⠀⠙⠬⠢⠀⠕⠏⠂⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀
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⠑⠝⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀⠸⠓⠀⠙⠁⠜⠝⠁⠀⠝⠕⠛⠀⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠧⠑⠑⠇⠀⠛⠑⠎⠏⠗⠕⠅⠢⠂
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