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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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