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Goethe's literary essays ⠃⠗⠋ 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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