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Fragments of Experience ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠎⠑⠑⠍⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛
⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀
⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠉⠟⠥⠁⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞
⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠀⠀⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠙⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑
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⠋⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠁⠃⠊⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠑⠙⠀⠍⠊⠭⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠎⠉⠥⠕⠥⠎⠇⠽⠂⠀⠁⠎
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠺⠁⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠍⠽⠀⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠍⠝⠑⠙⠲⠀
⠠⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠠⠇⠕⠕⠅⠖
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⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠓⠑⠝⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠀
⠛⠁⠵⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠀⠗⠑⠛⠊⠕⠝⠀⠋⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠀
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⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠑⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠍⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠂⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠍⠽⠀⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠗⠑⠚⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠁⠇⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠀⠗⠑⠁⠉⠓⠂⠀

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