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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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