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

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

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