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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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