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Note Book of an English Opium-Eater ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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