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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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⠠⠚⠑⠋⠋⠗⠑⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠍⠁⠉⠅⠔⠞⠕⠩⠂⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠓⠀
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