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Our Profession and Other Poems ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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