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Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠗⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠝⠕⠧⠑⠇
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⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠥⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠇⠑⠑⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙
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