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Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3), Essay 1: On Popular Culture ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠓⠑⠗⠕⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠧⠑⠗⠁⠛⠑⠀
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