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Essay upon Wit ⠃⠗⠋ 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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