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A Librarian's Open Shelf- Essays on Various Subjects ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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