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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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