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Essays on Various Subjects ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑
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⠇⠁⠙⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀
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⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠊⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠉⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
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