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Essays — First Series ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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