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The Chinese Classics — Prolegomena ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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