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Letters to His Friends ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠎⠞⠀⠉⠕⠁⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠊⠗⠑⠇⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀ ⠁⠗⠗⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠍⠁⠗⠁⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠑⠑⠅⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠃⠑⠎⠄⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠎⠑⠁⠀⠧⠕⠽⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀ ⠠⠙⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠕⠽⠁⠛⠑⠀ ⠁⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠠⠙⠕⠝⠑⠛⠁⠇⠀⠠⠃⠁⠽⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀ ⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠎⠑⠁⠤⠎⠊⠉⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠆⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀ ⠃⠥⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠊⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠃⠁⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠁⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠎⠊⠝⠅⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠃⠑⠎⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠥⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀ ⠍⠊⠭⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠥⠍⠕⠥⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎ ⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠅⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠥⠍⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀ ⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠕⠗⠃⠊⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞ ⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠥⠍⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀ ⠓⠑⠇⠏⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠞⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠓⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀ ⠑⠭⠑⠗⠉⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀ ⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠗⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀ ⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠑⠧⠊⠞⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀ ⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀ ⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠗⠕⠎⠎⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠓⠓⠋⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀ ⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
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