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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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