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Ethica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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