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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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