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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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