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Letters from a living dead man ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠝⠂⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠕⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠙⠁⠵⠵⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠎⠥⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠴⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠽⠂⠀⠦⠊⠎
⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠝⠕⠺⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠛⠁⠵⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀
⠎⠇⠕⠺⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠥⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠍⠊⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠞⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠉⠑⠝⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀
⠁⠗⠍⠀⠁⠀⠇⠁⠍⠃⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠕⠙⠀⠁⠎
⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀
⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠅⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠞⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠗⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠧⠁⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀
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⠠⠠⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠭⠊⠊⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠤⠤⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀
⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠺⠕⠤⠤⠠⠊
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