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De Officiis ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠊⠝⠊⠥⠎⠞⠊⠞⠊⠁⠑⠀⠧⠁⠉⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠇⠞⠑⠗⠥⠍⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠥⠗⠗⠥⠝⠞⠆⠀⠀⠙⠑⠎⠑⠗⠥⠝⠞⠀⠑⠝⠊⠍⠀⠧⠊⠞⠁⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠁⠞⠑⠍⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠁⠀⠝⠊⠓⠊⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠑⠗⠥⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠑⠁⠍⠀
⠎⠞⠥⠙⠊⠊⠂⠀⠀⠝⠊⠓⠊⠇⠀⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠑⠂⠀⠝⠊⠓⠊⠇⠀⠋⠁⠉⠥⠇⠞⠁⠞⠥⠍⠲

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