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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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