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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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