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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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