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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠁⠛⠛⠻⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠫⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠹⠗⠕⠁⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠇⠊⠞⠻⠜⠽⠀⠍⠢⠲⠀⠠⠵⠀
⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠊⠩⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠹⠕⠙⠀⠷⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠧⠻⠬⠀⠮⠀⠛⠥⠊⠇⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠫⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠞⠀⠠⠏⠁⠇⠑⠜⠊⠥⠎⠀⠴⠀⠁⠙⠚⠥⠙⠛⠫⠀⠁⠀⠓⠻⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀
⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠋⠻⠗⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠦⠀⠐⠝⠀⠠⠁⠕⠝⠊⠥⠎⠂
⠀⠊⠝⠌⠑⠁⠙⠀⠷⠀⠠⠁⠝⠞⠕⠝⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀⠦⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠻⠀⠁⠇⠇⠑⠛⠬⠀⠞⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠁⠃⠓⠕⠗⠗⠫⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀
⠠⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠁⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠫⠀⠦⠀⠐⠝⠲⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠃⠎⠥⠗⠙
⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠶⠀⠍⠢⠀⠙⠕⠕⠍⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠁⠹⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠠⠁⠝⠝⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠑⠉⠉⠇⠑⠎⠊⠁⠌⠊⠉⠊⠀⠷⠀⠠⠉⠁⠑⠎⠜⠀
⠠⠃⠜⠕⠝⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠩⠫⠀⠔⠀⠞⠺⠑⠇⠧⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠊⠕⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠎
⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠑⠀⠶⠼⠁⠑⠓⠓⠤⠊⠉⠶⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠌⠥⠏⠢⠙⠳⠎⠀⠐⠺⠂⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠞⠑⠌⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠍⠜⠧⠑⠇⠇⠳⠎⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠌⠗⠽⠀⠯⠀
⠧⠜⠊⠫⠀⠇⠑⠜⠝⠬⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠁⠥⠹⠕⠗⠂⠀⠁⠇⠹⠳⠛⠓⠀⠭⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠔⠎
⠀⠎⠑⠧⠻⠁⠇⠀⠡⠗⠕⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠏⠻⠧⠻⠞⠎⠀
⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠀⠔⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠌⠁⠃⠇⠊⠩⠀⠮⠀⠉⠇⠁⠊⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠏⠁⠏⠁⠉⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠁⠇⠀⠏⠪⠻⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠁⠥⠹⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠐⠺⠀⠴⠀⠃⠕⠗⠝⠀⠷⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠎⠕⠗⠁⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠅⠬⠙⠕⠍⠀⠷⠀⠠⠝⠁⠏⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠁⠲⠠⠙⠲⠀⠼⠁⠑⠉⠓⠂⠀⠯⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀
⠏⠥⠏⠊⠇⠀⠷⠀⠠⠌⠲⠀⠠⠏⠓⠊⠇⠊⠏⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠝⠻⠊⠂⠀⠮⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠻⠀⠷⠀⠮
⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠛⠗⠑⠛⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠕⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀⠱⠕⠍⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠫⠫⠀⠵⠀⠠⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀⠷⠀⠞⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠼⠁⠑⠊⠋⠀
⠠⠏⠕⠏⠑⠀⠠⠉⠇⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠡⠕⠎⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠵⠀⠦⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠋⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠂⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠀⠉⠜⠙⠔⠁⠇⠀⠯⠀⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠊⠁⠝⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠧⠁⠞⠊⠉⠁⠝⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠁⠹⠀⠷⠀⠠⠉⠇⠑⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀

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