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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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