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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠬⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠀⠯⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠷
⠀⠁⠗⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠅⠀⠿⠀⠮⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀⠗⠑⠞⠊⠗⠬⠀⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠵⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀
⠧⠊⠇⠇⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠁⠤⠩⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀⠍⠳⠝⠞⠁⠔⠎⠆⠀⠽⠑⠁⠀⠹⠳⠀
⠹⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠺⠕⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠹⠳⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠐⠅⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠫⠎⠀⠋⠀
⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠌⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠐⠞
⠀⠎⠕⠑⠧⠻⠀⠹⠳⠀⠀⠺⠊⠇⠞⠂⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠔⠀⠹⠽⠀⠏⠪⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠞⠊⠗⠑
⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠹⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠗⠑⠌⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀⠋⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠥⠎⠔⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠸⠉⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠱⠊⠮⠗⠀⠗⠑⠞⠊⠗⠑
⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠎⠳⠇⠆⠀⠓⠑⠀⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀
⠱⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠓⠯⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠫⠀⠷⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠾⠔⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
⠱⠢⠎⠕⠑⠧⠻⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠹⠀⠾⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠔⠂⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠀⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠋⠿⠙⠀⠥⠝⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀
⠯⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠟⠥⠊⠇⠇⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠟⠥⠊⠇⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠉⠢⠞⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠇⠽⠀⠙⠊⠎⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀
⠉⠜⠗⠊⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀⠋⠀⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀
⠞⠥⠍⠥⠇⠞⠥⠳⠎⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠋⠿⠙⠀⠮⠝⠀⠹⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠞⠊⠗⠬⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠔⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠃⠽⠀⠗⠑⠋⠗⠑⠩⠀⠯⠀
⠗⠢⠑⠺⠀⠹⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠘⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠑⠏⠞⠎⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠃⠗⠊⠑⠋⠀
⠯⠀⠋⠥⠝⠙⠁⠍⠢⠞⠁⠇⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠵⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠵⠀⠹⠳⠀⠙⠕⠌⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠮⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠔⠙⠂⠀⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠮⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠥⠗⠛⠑⠀⠹⠽⠀
⠎⠳⠇⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠇⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠢⠙⠀⠮⠑⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠀
⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠫⠀⠾⠀⠘⠹⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠱⠁⠞⠎⠕⠑⠧⠻⠀⠮⠽⠀⠃⠑⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠝⠪⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠔⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠀⠩⠕⠗⠞⠀⠾⠙⠗⠁⠺⠬⠀⠷⠀⠹⠽⠀⠎⠳⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕

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