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Phaedo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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