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

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

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