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Philebus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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