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Selections from Previous Works ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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