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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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