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An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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