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Fifteen discourses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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