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Phaidros ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠇⠁⠥⠎⠥⠞⠞⠁⠧⠁⠀⠏⠥⠓⠑⠢⠀⠁⠇⠥⠎⠎⠁⠲⠀⠠⠝⠭⠓⠝⠀⠎⠔⠀
⠞⠜⠅⠕⠊⠞⠁⠞⠀⠤⠤⠀⠑⠊⠅⠀⠝⠊⠔⠀⠤⠤⠀⠝⠭⠀⠞⠁⠊⠞⠑⠢⠀
⠓⠊⠢⠳⠅⠎⠊⠁⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠏⠓⠁⠊⠙⠗⠕⠎⠒⠀⠠⠝⠊⠔⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠕⠅⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠚⠁⠀⠎⠊⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠞⠕⠊⠎⠢⠁⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠅⠻⠞⠕⠍⠥⠎⠀⠎⠊⠊⠓⠢⠀⠇⠊⠊⠞⠞⠽⠧⠔⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠙⠊⠌⠁⠚⠁⠇⠁⠥⠎⠥⠝⠞⠕⠔⠑⠢⠂⠀⠅⠕⠇⠍⠁⠝⠞⠢⠁⠀
⠞⠕⠙⠊⠌⠥⠅⠎⠑⠞⠂⠀⠝⠑⠇⠚⠝⠞⠢⠀⠞⠕⠙⠢⠝⠅⠊⠎⠽⠽⠎⠎⠽⠽⠞⠂⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠇⠥⠥⠇⠢⠏⠁⠂⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀⠞⠥⠕⠀⠏⠜⠁⠓⠔⠀⠠⠃⠽⠵⠁⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠔⠀⠍⠊⠑⠎⠂
⠀⠞⠥⠕⠀⠎⠁⠝⠁⠤⠠⠙⠁⠊⠙⠁⠇⠕⠎⠂⠼⠋⠁⠀⠏⠥⠓⠥⠥⠀
⠧⠁⠅⠥⠥⠞⠞⠑⠇⠥⠌⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀⠇⠊⠎⠧⠁⠅⠥⠥⠞⠞⠑⠇⠥⠌⠁⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠏⠓⠁⠊⠙⠗⠕⠎⠒⠀⠠⠞⠜⠅⠕⠊⠞⠁⠞⠅⠕⠀⠕⠊⠧⠁⠁⠀⠠⠮⠕⠙⠕⠗⠕⠌⠁⠦
⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠅⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠅⠥⠔⠅⠁⠎⠀⠍⠥⠥⠞⠢⠦⠀⠠⠚⠁⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀
⠎⠽⠽⠞⠌⠢⠀⠅⠥⠍⠕⠁⠍⠊⠎⠢⠀⠚⠁⠀⠇⠊⠎⠅⠥⠍⠕⠁⠍⠊⠎⠢⠀⠞⠥⠇⠑⠑⠀
⠞⠁⠏⠁⠓⠞⠥⠁⠀⠎⠑⠅⠀⠎⠽⠽⠞⠎⠤⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀
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⠚⠕⠅⠁⠀⠑⠝⠎⠔⠝⠀⠅⠑⠅⠎⠊⠀⠧⠊⠓⠚⠁⠥⠌⠁⠊⠙⠕⠝⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠎⠊⠧⠥⠅⠊⠊⠞⠕⠅⠎⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠊⠎⠑⠞⠀⠎⠁⠝⠕⠧⠁⠞⠀⠓⠝⠢⠀
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⠍⠥⠊⠌⠔⠀⠧⠁⠓⠧⠊⠌⠁⠍⠊⠎⠑⠅⠎⠊⠲⠀⠠⠎⠊⠇⠇⠀⠓⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠧⠊⠊⠎⠁⠎
⠀⠍⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠚⠞⠞⠅⠍⠍⠑⠀⠗⠁⠥⠓⠁⠁⠝⠀⠠⠞⠊⠎⠊⠁⠎⠼⠋⠉⠀⠚⠁⠀
⠠⠛⠕⠗⠛⠊⠁⠎⠂⠀⠚⠕⠞⠅⠁⠀⠕⠧⠁⠞⠀⠓⠥⠕⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠑⠞⠀⠑⠞⠞⠀
⠞⠕⠙⠢⠝⠅⠊⠌⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠊⠙⠑⠞⠞⠧⠀⠎⠥⠥⠗⠑⠍⠍⠁⠎⠎⠁⠀⠁⠗⠧⠕⠎⠎⠁⠀
⠅⠥⠔⠀⠞⠕⠞⠞⠁⠂⠀⠚⠁⠀⠚⠕⠞⠅⠁⠀⠎⠁⠝⠁⠝⠀⠧⠕⠊⠍⠁⠇⠇⠁⠀
⠎⠁⠁⠧⠁⠞⠀⠏⠊⠢⠢⠀⠝⠽⠞⠞⠍⠝⠀⠎⠥⠥⠗⠑⠇⠞⠁⠀⠚⠁⠀⠎⠥⠥⠗⠢⠀

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