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Philosophical Studies ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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