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Essays �sthetical ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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