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Essays �sthetical ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠤⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠇⠽⠀⠉⠁⠇⠍⠲⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠋⠗⠑⠎⠓⠀⠃⠥⠗⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀
⠎⠞⠓⠑⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠛⠇⠕⠺⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠁⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠥⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠝⠙⠎⠉⠁⠏⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀
⠑⠍⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀
⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠅⠑⠽⠲⠀⠠⠋⠥⠇⠇⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠑⠝⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠼⠙⠀⠁⠀⠺⠊⠙⠑⠀
⠋⠊⠑⠇⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠋⠊⠝⠑⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠁⠇⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠏⠞⠓⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠃⠗⠊⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠑⠭⠟⠥⠊⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠚⠕⠽⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠅⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠏⠥⠗⠑⠀⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠀⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠞⠗⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠕⠊⠉⠑⠎⠞⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠕⠝⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠑⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠒⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠺⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠇⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝⠀⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠺⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠍⠊⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠁⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠥⠗⠛⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠃⠎⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠎⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠎⠕⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠇⠽⠀
⠺⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠊⠍⠏⠥⠇⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠅⠀

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