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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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