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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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