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