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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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