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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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⠑⠭⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠸⠍⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠸⠍⠀⠍⠑⠍⠃⠻⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠸⠍⠀
⠿⠍⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀⠿⠍⠎⠀⠱⠢⠀⠧⠀⠍⠜⠅⠫⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠐⠝⠂⠀⠝⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀⠓⠕⠝⠳⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠉⠗⠫⠊⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠃⠑⠜⠻⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠐⠝⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠷⠀⠑⠁⠞⠬⠂⠀⠿⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠛⠑⠞⠎⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀
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⠛⠇⠥⠞⠞⠕⠝⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠓⠑⠀⠱⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀
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