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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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