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Prose (1880-1890) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠗⠑⠀⠙⠑⠇⠀⠎⠥⠕⠀⠏⠁⠑⠎⠑⠀⠑⠀⠙⠑⠇⠇⠁⠀⠎⠥⠁⠀
⠉⠁⠎⠁⠀⠏⠁⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠲⠀⠠⠙⠑⠇⠊⠗⠁⠧⠁⠂⠀⠑⠀⠝⠕⠝⠀⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠁⠀
⠊⠇⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠗⠊⠕⠀⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠧⠁⠂⠀⠗⠊⠉⠁⠙⠑⠧⠁⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠙⠊⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠥⠇⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠥⠉⠉⠊⠕⠀⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀⠎⠥⠙⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀⠛⠇⠊⠀
⠛⠕⠉⠉⠊⠕⠇⠁⠧⠁⠀⠙⠁⠇⠇⠁⠀⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠑⠀⠛⠊⠀⠏⠑⠗⠀⠇⠑⠀⠛⠕⠞⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠊⠁⠍⠍⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠛⠇⠊⠀⠥⠇⠞⠊⠍⠊⠀⠍⠕⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠀⠑⠃⠃⠑
⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀⠁⠇⠇⠥⠉⠊⠝⠁⠵⠊⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠎⠑⠀⠋⠥⠀⠊⠇⠀⠎⠥⠕⠀
⠑⠎⠞⠗⠑⠍⠕⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠕⠗⠞⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠉⠓⠊⠀⠇⠕⠀
⠁⠎⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠧⠁⠂⠀⠙⠁⠧⠁⠀⠝⠕⠍⠊⠀⠎⠏⠁⠛⠝⠥⠕⠇⠊⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠎⠑⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠇⠇⠊⠀⠙⠑⠊⠀⠎⠥⠕⠊⠀⠉⠁⠗⠊⠆⠀⠀⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠙⠕⠀⠇⠄⠁⠛⠕⠝⠊⠁
⠀⠉⠕⠍⠊⠝⠉⠊⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠵⠊⠁⠗⠇⠕⠀⠁⠃⠃⠗⠁⠉⠉⠊⠀
⠞⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠀⠉⠊⠕⠉⠊⠁⠗⠁⠂⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠊⠝⠛⠓⠊⠕⠵⠵⠁⠧⠁⠂⠀⠑⠀⠉⠓⠊⠁⠍⠁⠝⠙⠕⠇⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠀⠥⠝⠀⠋⠊⠇⠕⠀
⠙⠊⠀⠧⠕⠉⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠀⠙⠕⠇⠉⠑⠀⠀⠝⠕⠍⠑⠀⠙⠊⠀⠍⠁⠍⠍⠁⠂⠀
⠃⠁⠉⠊⠁⠝⠙⠕⠇⠁⠀⠑⠀⠗⠊⠃⠁⠉⠊⠁⠝⠙⠕⠇⠁⠂⠀⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠀⠋⠗⠁⠀⠇⠑
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⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠗⠕⠀⠊⠝⠝⠁⠝⠵⠊⠀⠁⠇⠇⠕⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠊⠕⠀⠙⠑⠇⠀
⠏⠕⠧⠑⠗⠕⠀⠎⠉⠥⠇⠞⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠙⠕⠀⠥⠝⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀
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⠊⠝⠉⠓⠊⠝⠁⠝⠙⠕⠎⠊⠀⠙⠊⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠙⠕⠀⠊⠝⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠙⠕⠀⠀
⠗⠊⠎⠏⠑⠞⠞⠕⠎⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠑⠂⠀⠕⠝⠕⠗⠁⠧⠁⠀⠉⠕⠇⠀⠞⠊⠞⠕⠇⠕⠀⠙⠊⠀
⠎⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠎⠎⠁⠗⠊⠕⠂⠀⠧⠑⠝⠝⠑⠀⠁⠀⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠇⠇⠁⠗⠝⠑
⠀⠇⠁⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠊⠉⠕⠇⠑⠞⠞⠁⠀⠗⠑⠛⠛⠑⠧⠁⠀⠥⠝⠁⠀
⠉⠁⠝⠙⠑⠇⠁⠂⠀⠑⠀⠊⠇⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠑⠀⠧⠑⠎⠞⠊⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠀⠝⠑⠗⠕⠀

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