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Thoughts: Selected from the writings of favorite authors ⠃⠗⠋ 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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