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Ethica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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