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The Romance of War Inventions ⠃⠗⠋ 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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