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Ethica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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