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Ethica ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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