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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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