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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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