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Gems for the Young Folks ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠁⠇⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠙⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠵⠵⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠎⠥⠍⠏⠞⠥⠕⠥⠎⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠚⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠠⠎⠞⠕⠉⠅⠀
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