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Fifteen discourses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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