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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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