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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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