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Literary Taste: How to Form It ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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