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Practical taxidermy ⠃⠗⠋ 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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