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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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