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Phaidros ⠃⠗⠋ 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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