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

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

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