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On reading in relation to literature ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠠⠗⠕⠃⠑⠗⠞⠀⠠⠑⠲⠀⠠⠠⠗⠕⠛⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠠⠓⠑⠝⠗⠽⠀⠠⠛⠲⠀
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⠠⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠞⠑⠉⠓⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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