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Fifteen discourses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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