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Selections from Previous Works ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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