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Essays �sthetical ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠏⠪⠻⠎⠂⠀⠯⠂⠀⠞⠀⠋⠀⠑⠀⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠹⠗⠕⠃⠃⠬⠀
⠁⠛⠛⠗⠑⠛⠁⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠱⠕⠍⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠦⠀⠷⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠁⠇⠽⠵⠑⠀
⠯⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠽⠂⠀⠊⠎⠎⠥⠑⠀⠇⠔⠑⠎⠀⠞⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎
⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠋⠔⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠑⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠱⠕
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠮⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠩⠫⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠏⠗⠑⠞⠻⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠞⠗⠥⠌⠫⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠑⠂⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠺⠊⠋⠞⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠀⠘⠮⠀⠇⠔⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠯⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠬⠀⠵⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠗⠕⠇⠇⠀⠷⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠟⠥⠊⠏⠀⠁⠀⠧⠻⠊⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠙⠙⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠉⠜⠙⠔⠁⠇⠀
⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠷⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠏⠁⠏⠻⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠫⠀⠔⠀⠇⠊⠃⠻⠁⠇⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠕⠞⠍⠢⠞⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠚⠕⠽⠀⠔⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠋⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
⠮⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠎⠁⠔⠞⠑⠤⠠⠃⠑⠥⠧⠑⠀⠙⠻⠊⠧⠑⠂⠀⠝⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠻⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠎⠏⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠔⠑⠎⠎⠀⠍⠻⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀⠁⠀
⠍⠑⠇⠇⠪⠂⠀⠗⠁⠙⠊⠁⠝⠞⠀⠛⠢⠊⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠕⠮⠗⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠷⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠻⠀⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠁⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠤⠤⠿⠀⠎⠀⠭⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠤⠤⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠻⠀
⠎⠢⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠘⠹⠀⠔⠀⠘⠱⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠉⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠵⠫⠀⠯⠀⠑⠝⠚⠕⠽⠫⠀⠮⠀⠇⠷⠞⠽⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠷⠳⠝⠙⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠱⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀
⠑⠝⠙⠪⠫⠀⠾⠀⠘⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀⠎⠢⠎⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠁⠀⠃⠁⠙⠀
⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠆⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠉⠀⠓⠑⠀⠝⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠻⠝⠀⠮⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁
⠀⠐⠺⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠀⠵⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠻⠀⠯⠀⠑⠭⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠮⠀

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