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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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