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Cratylus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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