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The Wisdom of Confucius ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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