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Practical Graining, with Description of Colors Employed and Tools Used ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠏⠕⠇⠇⠁⠗⠙⠀⠠⠕⠁⠅⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠊⠲⠀⠠⠏⠕⠇⠇⠁⠗⠙⠀⠠⠕⠁⠅⠲⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠚⠲⠀⠠⠉⠓⠑⠗⠗⠽⠀⠠⠍⠕⠞⠞⠇⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠕⠊⠇⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀

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