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Fragments of Experience ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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