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Our Profession and Other Poems ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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