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Selections from Previous Works ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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