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Needlework As Art ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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