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Phaedo ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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