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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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