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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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