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Fifteen discourses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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