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What Philately Teaches ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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