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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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