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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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