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The Classification of Patents ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠼⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀
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⠼⠙⠀⠀⠠⠃⠲⠀⠠⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀
⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠁⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠠⠕⠋⠋⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀
⠼⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠠⠏⠁⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠠⠕⠋⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀
⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙
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⠃⠁⠎⠊⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠛
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⠼⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠊⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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