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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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠝⠞⠊⠉⠊⠏⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠎⠕⠗⠗⠕⠺⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀
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⠙⠊⠇⠊⠛⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀
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