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Talks with Tolstoi ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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