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Essays �sthetical ⠃⠗⠋ 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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