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Philebus ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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