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Selections from Previous Works ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠯⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠀⠁⠥⠛⠥⠌⠀⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠲⠀
⠠⠩⠑⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀⠀
⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀⠓⠻⠀⠎⠕⠝⠎⠄⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠢⠉⠑⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠠⠁⠇⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠽⠂⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠓⠀⠁⠀⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀
⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠸⠺⠀⠯⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠶⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠶⠯⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠫⠀⠧⠀⠇⠀⠭⠶⠂⠀⠘⠹⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠎
⠀⠱⠕⠀⠸⠓⠀⠀⠝⠑⠛⠇⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠥⠀⠔⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠁⠙⠧⠻⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝
⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠭⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠌⠕⠗⠫⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠁⠧⠳⠗⠂⠀
⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠇⠽⠀⠮⠽⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠭⠤⠤⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠀⠓⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠭⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠐⠕⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠁⠝⠊⠍⠳⠎⠀⠯⠀⠀
⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠤⠍⠔⠙⠫⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠓⠻⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠀⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠐⠍⠀
⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠃⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠗⠁⠛⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠑⠎⠉⠁⠏⠫⠀⠓⠻⠀⠶⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠛⠝⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠕⠝⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠬⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠏⠻⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠀⠩⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠬⠀⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠍⠕⠌⠀⠌⠥⠏⠢⠙⠳⠎⠀⠁⠻⠊⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠃⠗⠊⠉⠎⠀⠞⠀⠓⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠀
⠗⠑⠜⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠮⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠔⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠍⠀⠁⠍⠥⠎⠬
⠀⠁⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠍⠀⠓⠁⠇⠋⠀⠁⠋⠗⠁⠊⠙⠀⠀⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠅⠬⠀⠁⠀⠚⠑⠌⠀⠷⠀⠺⠑⠁⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠙⠑⠧⠕⠞⠫⠇⠽⠀⠥⠝⠎⠑⠇⠋⠊⠩⠀⠍⠕⠮⠗⠎
⠀⠱⠕⠀⠓⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠑⠭⠊⠌⠫⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠐⠕⠀⠉⠀⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀
⠎⠍⠊⠇⠬⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠧⠀⠺⠊⠇⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠍⠽⠀⠐⠍⠄⠎⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠍⠀
⠎⠻⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠩⠪⠀⠓⠪⠀⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠓⠻⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠎⠳⠇⠀⠴⠀
⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠊⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠓⠻⠂

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