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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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