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

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

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