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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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