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

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

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