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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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