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Personal Recollections ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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