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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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⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠁⠙⠥⠇⠞⠎⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠁⠗⠊⠞⠽⠲⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠁⠎⠎⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀

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