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Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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