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Fragments of Experience ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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