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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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