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Phaedo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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