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