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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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