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Phaedrus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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