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Practical Lithography ⠃⠗⠋ 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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