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Essays — First Series ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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