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Leading Articles on Various Subjects ⠃⠗⠋ 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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