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Essays — First Series ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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