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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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