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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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