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Phaedo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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