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Selections from Previous Works ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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