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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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