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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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