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Fifteen discourses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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