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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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