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Phaedrus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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