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Cratylus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠌⠢⠞⠆⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠀⠝⠀⠵⠀⠸⠍⠀⠞⠻⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠏⠗⠁⠊⠎⠑⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠽⠀⠗⠑⠌⠀⠵⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠽⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠏⠊⠌⠑⠍⠑⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠾⠀
⠌⠁⠎⠊⠎⠂⠀⠵⠀⠍⠝⠑⠍⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠾⠀⠀⠍⠢⠕⠲⠀⠠⠃⠑⠃⠁⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠔⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠌⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠀⠊⠌⠕⠗⠊⠁⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠇⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀
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⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠸⠍⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠁⠀⠃⠁⠙⠀⠎⠢⠎⠑⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠾⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠀⠷⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠵⠀⠀
⠎⠥⠍⠏⠓⠕⠗⠁⠂⠀⠁⠍⠜⠞⠊⠁⠂⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠒⠀⠁⠍⠁⠹⠊⠁⠂⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠂⠀
⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠔⠫⠂⠀⠵⠀⠑⠀⠁⠍⠁⠀⠀⠮⠕⠀⠊⠕⠝⠞⠕⠎⠀
⠏⠕⠗⠑⠊⠁⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠅⠕⠇⠁⠎⠊⠁⠀⠵⠀⠑⠀⠁⠅⠕⠇⠳⠹⠊⠁⠀⠞⠕⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠗⠁⠛⠍⠁⠎⠔⠲⠀⠠⠹⠥⠎⠀⠀⠮⠀⠃⠁⠙⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠗⠁⠍⠫⠀⠕⠝
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⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠋⠁⠧⠳⠗⠀⠁
⠀⠮⠕⠗⠽⠀⠷⠀⠗⠑⠌⠀⠗⠀⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠷⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠦⠠⠽⠑⠎⠆⠀⠃⠀⠮⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠻⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠷⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠴⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠀⠮⠍⠂⠀⠠⠉⠗⠁⠞⠽⠇⠥⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠞⠻⠍⠔⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀
⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠚⠕⠗⠊⠞⠽⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠐⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀
⠏⠕⠔⠞⠒⠀⠺⠑⠀⠶⠀⠎⠁⠽⠬⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠛⠊⠎⠇⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀
⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠆⠀⠀⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠅⠝⠪⠎
⠀⠮⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠒⠀⠀⠃⠀⠓⠪⠀⠉⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠀⠇⠑⠜⠝⠞⠀
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