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Personal Recollections ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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