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Phaidros ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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