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Toleration and other essays ⠃⠗⠋ 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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