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Phaedrus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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

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