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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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