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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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