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The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals ⠃⠗⠋ 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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