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Gems for the Young Folks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠁⠎⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓
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⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠙⠁⠽⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀
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⠥⠝⠏⠗⠑⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀⠠⠑⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠠⠓⠁⠍⠊⠇⠞⠕⠝⠄⠎⠀
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