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Hume ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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