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Arts and Crafts Essays ⠃⠗⠋ 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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