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Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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