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Government Documents in Small Libraries ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀
⠠⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠎⠥⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠑⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀

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