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Essays — First Series ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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