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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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⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠠⠱⠻⠑⠿⠑⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠃⠜⠎⠀⠦⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠧⠫⠀⠋⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠆⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀⠓⠀⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠊⠍⠁⠞⠑⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠺⠑⠁⠇⠹⠽⠂
⠀⠇⠑⠌⠀⠮⠽⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠫⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠔⠀⠺⠑⠁⠇⠹⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠾⠀⠍⠢⠀
⠷⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠇⠑⠌⠀⠮⠽⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠦⠀⠎⠥⠏⠻⠊⠕⠗⠎⠀⠔

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