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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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