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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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