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Phaedo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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