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Selections from Previous Works ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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