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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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