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Hume ⠃⠗⠋ 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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