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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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