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Wood-Block Printing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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