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Meditations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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