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Outspoken Essays ⠃⠗⠋ 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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