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Ethica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠙⠑⠝⠅⠞⠂⠀⠺⠑⠇⠅⠑⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀⠝⠕⠉⠓⠞⠁⠝⠎⠀⠝⠕⠕⠊⠞⠀⠵⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠅⠥⠝⠝⠑⠝⠀⠎⠉⠓⠑⠏⠏⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀
⠺⠁⠝⠝⠑⠑⠗⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀⠁⠇⠀⠺⠁⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀⠙⠁⠉⠓⠞⠀⠕⠕⠅⠀
⠎⠉⠓⠊⠑⠏⠂⠀⠵⠕⠥⠀⠓⠊⠚⠂⠀⠧⠕⠇⠛⠑⠝⠎⠀⠓⠑⠝⠵⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠵⠊⠚⠝⠀⠀
⠑⠊⠛⠑⠝⠀⠍⠁⠉⠓⠞⠀⠥⠊⠞⠏⠥⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠑⠝⠀⠵⠊⠉⠓⠵⠑⠇⠋⠀
⠕⠝⠧⠕⠇⠍⠁⠁⠅⠞⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠕⠍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠥⠎⠀⠞⠑⠀
⠃⠑⠺⠊⠚⠵⠑⠝⠀⠙⠁⠞⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠧⠕⠇⠍⠁⠁⠅⠞⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠅⠕⠍⠑⠝⠀⠵⠊⠚
⠀⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠑⠛⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠑⠗⠞⠊⠚⠙⠀⠞⠑⠀⠃⠑⠞⠕⠕⠛⠑⠝⠀
⠙⠁⠞⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠎⠀⠅⠁⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠥⠊⠞⠧⠕⠑⠗⠑⠝⠀
⠺⠁⠁⠗⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠵⠊⠚⠝⠀⠧⠑⠗⠍⠕⠛⠑⠝⠀⠵⠊⠉⠓⠀⠥⠊⠞⠎⠞⠗⠑⠅⠞⠆⠀⠀
⠕⠝⠛⠑⠗⠊⠚⠍⠙⠑⠗⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠑⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠞⠗⠊⠚⠙⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠎
⠀⠁⠇⠍⠁⠉⠓⠞⠂⠀⠙⠁⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠑⠞⠺⠑⠇⠅⠀⠍⠊⠚⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠎⠀⠞⠑⠀
⠧⠑⠗⠵⠊⠝⠝⠑⠝⠀⠇⠊⠚⠅⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠍⠀⠓⠊⠑⠗⠀⠧⠕⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀
⠝⠕⠛⠀⠊⠑⠞⠎⠀⠞⠑⠀⠵⠑⠛⠛⠑⠝⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠝⠀
⠙⠑⠝⠀⠺⠊⠇⠂⠀⠺⠑⠇⠅⠑⠀⠺⠊⠚⠀⠛⠑⠺⠕⠕⠝⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀⠁⠁⠝⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀
⠞⠕⠑⠅⠑⠝⠝⠑⠝⠒⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠑⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠝⠀⠺⠊⠇⠀
⠞⠕⠞⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠎⠀⠑⠑⠥⠺⠊⠛⠑⠀⠺⠑⠵⠑⠝⠀⠃⠑⠓⠕⠕⠗⠑⠝⠂⠀⠍⠕⠑⠞⠀⠀
⠕⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠊⠙⠑⠀⠑⠊⠛⠑⠝⠎⠉⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠀⠵⠑⠅⠑⠗⠀⠓⠑⠑⠇⠀
⠊⠑⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠑⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠁⠝⠀⠙⠁⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠍⠑⠝⠎⠉⠓⠑⠝⠀⠛⠑⠺⠕⠕⠝⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀⠙⠕⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠑⠑⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠧⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠝⠀⠑⠑⠝⠀⠺⠊⠇⠀⠺⠑⠇⠅⠑⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠎⠀⠺⠑⠵⠑⠝⠀
⠥⠊⠞⠍⠁⠁⠅⠞⠑⠝⠀⠵⠕⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠑⠍⠑⠇⠎⠃⠗⠑⠑⠙⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠝⠎
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⠧⠑⠗⠎⠉⠓⠊⠇⠇⠑⠝⠆⠀⠚⠁⠂⠀⠵⠊⠚⠀⠵⠕⠥⠙⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠛⠑⠑⠝⠀
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