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Selections from Previous Works ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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