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Practical Essays ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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