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Thirty Letters on Various Subjects, Vol. 1 (of 2) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠗⠀⠊⠋⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠝⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
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⠠⠧⠑⠗⠝⠑⠞⠄⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠊⠁⠝⠞⠄⠎
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