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