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

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

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