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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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⠠⠺⠊⠇⠅⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠑⠗⠞⠽⠂⠀⠠⠓⠥⠍⠑⠄⠎⠀⠺⠗⠁⠞⠓⠀⠅⠝⠑⠺
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⠠⠑⠇⠇⠊⠕⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠓⠖⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠠⠊⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀
⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠞⠑⠙⠂
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