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