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The Untroubled Mind ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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