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Pascal's Pensées ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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