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