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Phaedo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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