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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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⠏⠊⠊⠗⠑⠊⠎⠎⠀⠞⠁⠇⠇⠁⠞⠑⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀⠞⠥⠥⠏⠏⠊⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠊⠎⠊⠁⠁⠝⠂⠀
⠞⠕⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠽⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠎⠎⠀⠏⠎⠞⠀⠞⠕⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠑⠙⠑⠇⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠝⠊⠝⠀

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