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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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