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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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⠊⠝⠞⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠮⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠟⠥⠕⠞⠑⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠛⠔⠝⠬⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠀⠀⠏⠜⠁⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠀⠵⠀⠊⠎
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