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Self Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠎⠞⠗⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠑⠝⠑⠗⠛⠽⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠁⠉⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠙⠑⠗⠊⠧⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠚⠕⠥⠗⠝⠑⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠀⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠦⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠂⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠙⠊⠉⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠂⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠛⠕⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠤⠤⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠗⠑⠇⠊⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠴
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⠝⠥⠗⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠥⠗⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠙⠑⠀⠠⠞⠕⠉⠟⠥⠑⠧⠊⠇⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠽⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠃⠕⠗⠝⠂
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⠛⠗⠁⠝⠙⠤⠙⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠍⠁⠇⠑⠎⠓⠑⠗⠃⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀
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⠠⠧⠑⠗⠎⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠺⠑⠝⠞⠽⠤⠕⠝⠑⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀

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