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Phaedo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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