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Pascal's Pensées ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠲⠀
⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠙⠕⠛⠍⠁⠞⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀
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