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Essays, or discourses, vol. 1 (of 4) ⠃⠗⠋ 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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