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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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