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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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