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Cratylus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠑⠞⠽⠍⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠗⠍⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀
⠃⠕⠥⠇⠑⠎⠞⠓⠁⠊⠂⠀⠃⠕⠥⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠇⠊⠁⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠓⠕⠕⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠶⠃⠕⠇⠑⠶⠒⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠕⠊⠑⠎⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠶⠕⠊⠎⠊⠎⠶⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀
⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠑⠅⠕⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠊⠅⠕⠝⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠽⠊⠑⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠤⠤⠁⠝⠁⠛⠅⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠛⠅⠑⠀⠊⠕⠥⠎⠁⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠀⠗⠁⠧⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠍⠏⠑⠙⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠁⠇⠑⠞⠓⠑⠊⠁⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠁⠀⠁⠇⠑⠂⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠝⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠏⠎⠑⠥⠙⠕⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠂⠀⠊⠍⠏⠇⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠗⠁⠊⠝⠞⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠙⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠎⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀
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⠑⠥⠙⠕⠝⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠎⠊⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠙⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠕⠍⠁⠂⠀⠁
⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠂⠀⠁⠋⠋⠊⠗⠍⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠤⠤⠕⠝⠀⠕⠥⠀⠍⠁⠎⠍⠁⠀
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⠁⠝⠀⠊⠕⠞⠁⠀⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠝⠀⠕⠋⠋⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠥⠅⠀⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠥⠅⠀
⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠦⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠗⠑⠕⠝⠂⠀⠙⠕⠥⠝⠦⠴⠀
⠠⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠑⠙⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠍⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠞⠊⠟⠥⠊⠞⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠵⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠀
⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀

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