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The provincial letters of Blaise Pascal ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠋⠁⠊⠞⠓⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀ ⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠋⠋⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀ ⠉⠓⠁⠗⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠗⠅⠀⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠉⠓⠥⠗⠉⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠏⠗⠕⠋⠑⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠎⠞ ⠀⠀⠧⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠎⠞⠲⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠥⠎⠞⠊⠝⠑⠂⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀ ⠉⠑⠁⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠥⠎⠞⠊⠝⠊⠁⠝⠀⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠕⠍⠊⠝⠊⠉⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠑⠙⠂⠀ ⠽⠊⠑⠇⠙⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠧⠁⠛⠥⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠛⠊⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠀ ⠁⠙⠓⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠍⠁⠎⠀ ⠠⠁⠟⠥⠊⠝⠁⠎⠂⠀⠦⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠊⠉⠀⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠴⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠎⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠑⠗⠍⠑⠙⠀ ⠠⠞⠓⠕⠍⠊⠎⠞⠎⠆⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠊⠎⠉⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠀ ⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠥⠎⠏⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠠⠙⠥⠝⠎⠀⠠⠎⠉⠕⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀ ⠞⠑⠗⠍⠑⠙⠀⠠⠎⠉⠕⠞⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠇⠑⠁⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠎⠀⠕⠋ ⠀⠠⠏⠑⠇⠁⠛⠊⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠉⠕⠞⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠍⠕⠙⠑⠗⠝⠀⠁⠙⠧⠕⠉⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠤⠺⠊⠇⠇⠂⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠊⠛⠓⠑⠙ ⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠝⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠀⠋⠁⠞⠁⠇⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠛⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠊⠝⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠍⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀ ⠗⠑⠞⠕⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠉⠕⠞⠊⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠁⠝⠝⠊⠓⠊⠇⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠲ ⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠉⠞⠗⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠎⠥⠝⠅⠀ ⠕⠥⠞⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠂⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠑⠝⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀ ⠕⠃⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠀
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